stymie

olla jnk tiellä, vaikeuttaa, estää

asema jossa vastustajan pallo on oman pallon ja reiän välisellä linjalla

este An obstacle or obstruction.
puhekieltä A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.

They had lost the key, and the lock stymied the first three locksmiths they called.