sand wedge

British  

noun

1. golf a club with a flanged sole and a face angle of more than 50°, used in bunker shots to cut through sand, get under the ball, and lift it clear

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sand wedge

We spent a fabulous hour chatting about how he invented the modern sand wedge and about my golfing hero - Walter Hagen - being a contemporary of his.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

He tossed his sand wedge backward over his head with both hands, high-fived his caddie, took off his cap to acknowledge the gallery, and then continued high-fiving or fist-bumping everyone else in the group.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

I said he’d probably use a sand wedge.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2023

He blasted a sand wedge that rolled a few inches to the side of the hole and drained a 10-foot putt to save par.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

After a par on eight, McNealy left his approach short on the, 571-yard, par-5 final hole, then used a sand wedge to hit a bump-and-run that rolled in for eagle.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2021