sand wedge

British

noun

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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Yang holed out with a sand wedge, giving her the lead for the first time in the final round.

From Seattle Times

He took a full swing with a sand wedge, opened the face and watched it float high and land soft, 12 feet for a birdie.

From Seattle Times

When his bunker shot ran some 25 feet by the hole, he whacked the rake with his sand wedge.

From Washington Times

He hit sand wedge over the corner of the tree to about 12 feet and made the birdie.

From Seattle Times

His short game failed him too, as he sent a short sand wedge over the back of the green on No. 3.

From Seattle Times

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