pitching wedge

British

noun

golf a club with a face angle of more than 50°, used for short, lofted pitch shots

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pitching wedge

Rob holed his first ace with a pitching wedge on the 107-yard, par-three hole.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Then the garden boulder absolutely snaps into the air, as if Hercules hit it with a pitching wedge.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025

Young hammered pitching wedge to 9 feet and made birdie.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

"Yeah, shanked a pitching wedge straight in the trees."

From Fox News ● Oct. 23, 2021

He drove the 15th green with a 3-wood and crushed his drive on the 16th so far that he had a stock pitching wedge for his second.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2021

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