Wedge distance chart
By The Home Golfer editorial team · Last updated October 5, 2026
An average male amateur carries a pitching wedge 100 yards, a gap wedge 90, a sand wedge 80 and a lob wedge 60. PGA Tour players carry the same four clubs 128, 110, 92 and 74 yards, per TrackMan’s tour averages.
Full-swing wedge carry, amateur to tour
| Wedge | Average amateur | Good amateur | PGA Tour | LPGA Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitching wedge | 100 | 110 | 128 | 101 |
| Gap wedge | 90 | 100 | 110 | 87 |
| Sand wedge | 80 | 95 | 92 | 72 |
| Lob wedge | 60 | 80 | 74 | 57 |
Carry, yards, full swing. Amateur columns: men, TPI skill-level chart. Tour columns: TrackMan 2024 tour averages.
Sources: Skill-level distance chart (Titleist Performance Institute swing-speed research), via Golf Sidekick; TrackMan Tour averages (2024 season), via ProYardages / Golf Monthly. How we compile these numbers.
These rows come from our golf club distance chart, which runs the same datasets from driver to lob wedge. The spread inside the amateur group is wide. A beginner carries a pitching wedge about 80 yards and an excellent player about 135.
Tour gaps are even, amateur gaps are not
Read down the PGA column and each wedge is 18, 18, 18 yards shorter than the one before. The average-amateur column steps down 10, 10, 20.
The last step, sand wedge to lob wedge, is the biggest one.
Age shifts the whole column. Arccos data has the pitching wedge going 121 yards total for men aged 20–29 and 87 for men 70+. Arccos published that age split for the pitching wedge only, so we don’t show one for the other three.
Your own steps are what matter on the course. The guide to measuring your distances at home covers logging each wedge.
Each wedge sits in its own loft band
Distance follows loft. These are the loft ranges Titleist’s Vokey line gives for each wedge type, with the SM11 lofts it sells in each.
| Wedge | Typical loft (Vokey) | SM11 lofts offered | Bounce options |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitching wedge | 44° to 48° | 44°, 46°, 48° | 10° (F grind) |
| Gap wedge | 48° to 52° | 48°, 50°, 52° | 8° to 12° |
| Sand wedge | 54° to 56° | 54°, 56° | 8° to 14° |
| Lob wedge | 58° to 60° | 58°, 60° | 4° to 12° |
Loft ranges as Vokey describes each wedge type. Vokey also notes modern iron sets often ship a stronger pitching wedge, some as strong as 41° to 43°.
Sources: Titleist Vokey, Pitching Wedges (SM11 specs); Titleist Vokey, Gap Wedges (SM11 specs); Titleist Vokey, Sand Wedges (SM11 specs); Titleist Vokey, Lob Wedges (SM11 specs). How we compile these numbers.
Space your wedges 4 to 6 degrees apart
Vokey recommends 4° to 6° of loft between wedges. Building a set from that rule takes four steps:
- Find your pitching wedge loft on your iron maker’s spec sheet. Vokey notes some modern sets ship it as strong as 41° to 43°.
- Add 4° to 6° for the gap wedge. Vokey’s example: a 44° pitching wedge pairs with a 48° or 50° gap wedge.
- Repeat for sand and lob. A 50° gap wedge leads to a 54° sand wedge; a 52° leads to a 56°, which Vokey calls the most-played loft on tour.
- Check the result in yards. Loft spacing gets the gaps close, and your carry numbers confirm them. Hit each wedge on a launch monitor or a measured range and look for even steps.
Free printable
Write your four wedge carries on one sheet
The printable yardage tracker has a row for every club and uses a ten-shot method per club. Start with the wedge rows, since those are the gaps this page helps you check.
Open the yardage trackerSpin around the green also depends on the ball. The golf ball compression chart lists each ball’s cover material. At the far end of the bag, see the average driver distance by handicap and age.
Related charts
Other distance charts built from the same published datasets.
- Golf club distance chartAverage carry distance for every club, driver to lob wedge, with tour, skill-level, and by-age tables. Printable.
- Average driver distanceHow far amateurs drive it by handicap and age (Arccos, Shot Scope), next to the 2026 PGA TOUR and LPGA averages.
- 7 iron distanceThe reference club, in depth: what a normal 7-iron number looks like by skill level, age, and swing speed.
- Hybrid golf club distancesA hybrid goes as far as the iron it replaces. Here's the manufacturer's own loft-equivalence mapping, brand-by-brand loft ranges, and why we don't print an invented average table.
- Beginner golf club distancesWhat a new golfer actually carries, driver through wedges, with the average-amateur column alongside. Why gapping matters more than yards at this stage.
- Senior golf club distance chartIron distances by age decade from Arccos tracked-shot data, senior columns first. How much distance drifts, why, and the one-club adjustment that fixes most of it.
- Women's golf club distancesDriver distances for female amateurs by handicap band, from two independent 2026 datasets, plus the LPGA Tour club-by-club reference. An honest note on what's still not citable.
- Golf swing speed chartDriver swing speed to distance, average speeds by handicap, age, and sex, plus the shaft flex each speed band points to.
Charts are averages. Your wedges are yours.
Measure your real wedge carries
A chart gives you a starting point inside 130 yards. Your own carry numbers tell you which wedge to pull. Here’s how to measure them at home.
How to measure your distances