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- A wedge needs to be one of the most versatile clubs in your golf bag, as you will need to use it from the fairway, the fringe, the rough … and even the sand trap.
- The Titleist Vokey SM7 family of wedges will give you all the versatility you need at a high-performance level.
For most people, the wedge in the golf bag is the equivalent of the placekicker in football. You usually don't want to use one, because it often means you've made some sort of mistake on your approach shot. But when you're forced to use it, the wedge (or placekicker) had better deliver for you.
Fortunately, golf club designers have recognized the need for the wedge to be a consistent performer in your golf bag. In recent years, they've given wedges a host of excellent features that allow you to precisely control your shots around the green, giving you a better chance of cutting strokes from your score.
Wedges also need to be able to work from a multitude of lies, giving you a high level of versatility in shot making, whether you're on the fringe or in the fairway. Wedges also work great from the rough or from a sand trap, but none of us ever end up in those positions on the golf course, right? We've researched top-performing wedges to find the best ones you can buy for any scenario.
Here are the best golf wedges you can buy:
- Best wedge overall: Titleist Vokey SM7
- Best wedge for spin control: Callaway Mack Daddy 4
- Best weight-balanced wedge: Mizuno S18
- Best wedge for feel: Ping Glide 2.0 Stealth
- Best inexpensive wedge: Wilson Harmonized
Updated on 10/24/2019 by Owen Burke: Updated prices and formatting.
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