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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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

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

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2023

I said he’d probably use a sand wedge.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2023

That wasn’t a quick fix, so Lowry had to putt with the edge of his sand wedge.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2022

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

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