The Best Golf Wedges of 2025

Players with great short games can get up and down from a trash can, as the popular saying goes. And they can probably do it with any old wedge, but it sure is easier with a wedge that’s perfectly suited for your tendencies and preferences. That’s why we’re checking out the best golf wedges of 2025. Our list includes:

• Titleist SM10
• Cleveland Golf RTZ
• Wilson Staff Model ZM
• Ping S159
• TaylorMade MG4
• Callaway Opus Platinum
• Mizuno Pro T-1

Except for your putter, there probably isn’t a more personal club in the bag than your wedges.

So what makes a wedge great? Really, it’s a combination of looks and technology. 

A good wedge is a high-performance work of art. How it looks can have a big impact on your confidence. Of course, the profile, bounce, spin, and weight distribution are important factors, too.

So many players rely on their sand wedge for chipping and many pitch shots from 100 yards and in, so that needs to be a versatile club. 

For many, the lob wedge is also a useful club for greenside bunker shots, flop shots, and full pitches that need to sit down in a hurry, especially for expert players.

With that said, it’s critical that you find wedges that you love, and that’s probably different for everybody. 

How your wedges look, feel, and how they are configured should not only be tailored to your specific swing, but for your typical course conditions, too. Courses with softer conditions might warrant wedges with more bounce. The same holds true with bunkers. More bounce for fluffier bunkers, less perhaps for the typical tour bunkers, which tend to be shallower. 

Fortunately, like drivers and irons, golf manufacturers make plenty of great wedges. Some have signature looks to them, and many are works of art. How they look can be as important as the technical features.

Pros:

• Incredibly clean and beautiful
• Lower launch for more control
• Six customizable grinds

Cons:

• Higher handicappers may want something a little more forgiving

There’s little debate that Titleist Vokey wedges are the gold standard. After all, Bob Vokey has been designing clubs since the late 1960s, and he’s been with Titleist since 1996. There’s nobody in this category more respected.

The latest iteration, the Vokey SM10s, are the best yet. They look incredible, but more than that, there are some design features that make them even better. 

Titleist moved the center of gravity position on these wedges to create optimal ball flights. Titleist pushed CG higher on the more lofted wedges to bring down ball flight and increase control. On the less lofted wedges, it’s closer to the center. 

In addition, the Vokey SM10s are made with a refined spin-milled cutting process, which means they produce even more spin. Many expert players feel like they can hit Vokey SM10 wedges through a flight window with great consistency.

Vokey SM10 wedges are super customizable, from the different bounce and grind combinations you can get, to all the different lofts and four elegant finishes.

I’ve played a few rounds with SM10 wedges, and I can attest to their performance. My wedge play is mediocre at best, but I feel very confident with these SM10s. Titleist’s online wedge fitting tool is extremely helpful, but I actually went through a live fitting (which I highly recommend) that really dialed in a nice combination for me.

Pros:

• Super clean look
• Produces a lot of spin
• Full face option with Adapt Grind

Cons:

• May feel a bit heavy to some players

Earlier this year, a swing coach who works with several PGA Tour players told me that I really needed to check out the new Cleveland wedges, that there was a lot of positive buzz about them among tour players. I may not have a short game anywhere near tour level, but I can report that when I did check them out, I was super impressed with the new RTZ wedges from Cleveland Golf.

These wedges aren’t just tweaks of the RTZ ZipCores; there are significant improvements. For one, they’re touting them as “New Steel, Better Feel,” which comes from Cleveland’s Z-Alloy used in the construction of the wedges. The new low-density alloy allowed engineers to move weight around to create better launch conditions and feel. 

These wedges also feature a new HydraZip face and UltiZip grooves. That translates to lots of spin in any conditions, including wet turf.

I also loved all the options you can get with these wedges, including lofts up to 64 degrees and a full-face wedge in the lob wedge if you want it. To me, the full face allows for even more creativity in the short game, and even if you hit it right off the toe, the ball still spins quite a bit. 

The bottom line is that the new Cleveland RTZ wedges are among the best on the market right now. 

Pros:

• Classic Wilson look
• Very soft feel
• Produces plenty of spin

Cons:

• Not many grind options

I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Wilson wedges, going back to the R-90 wedge I played with some 30 years ago. They have that classic look and feel, and if your technique was good, you could have a lot of success with them. 

Gene Sarazen first brought the sand wedge concept to Wilson back in the 1930s and Wilson wedges were dominant on the PGA Tour for a long time. 

Wilson wedges have come a long way since those days. The latest wedges from Wilson are the Staff Model ZM wedges, which off both looks and technology in spades. 

“ZM” stands for Zip Manufactured, which is a proprietary process used to mill the grooves in the clubface. They’re deeper than in previous wedges and grip the ball better in all conditions, meaning, like many on this list, they spin the ball proficiently. The 8620 carbon steel gives these wedges a nice, soft feel. 

In addition to the Staff Model ZM, there’s also a full face HT (high toe) version. I personally like that configuration in a lob wedge, but it’s not for everyone. 

Pros:

• Super customizable
• Very versatile
• Nice, clean look

Cons:

• Not everyone loves the Ping style

One of Ping’s calling cards over the years has been its clubfitting, and the S159 wedges are no exception. There are now 25 different loft/grind combinations since the company has added a new B grind and H grind, as well as new lofts.

More than that, though, the S159 is just a super solid wedge that’s easy to hit and can be fit precisely to your game, thanks to Ping’s WebFit Wedge App, which is very detailed and can really help you find the exact specs you need.

The wedge’s 8620 carbon steel head promotes a soft feel, and Ping added more wheel-cut grooves (they’re closer together now), combined with a friction face for maximum spin.

These wedges are also highly customizable in terms of looks, too, meaning you add graphics to make it uniquely yours. 

Pros:

• More standard bounce and loft options than most of its competitors
• Nice clean profile

Cons:

• Not many grind options

Yes, this is the model Rory McIlroy used to win his first Masters in 2025, and while you’re probably not going to get the same attention to detail McIlroy gets in his wedge setup, it’s pretty extensive with all the loft and bounce combinations TaylorMade offers. 

More importantly, the TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 wedges look good and perform well, with several factors leading to the latter. The angled laser stchings In between the grooves, similar to tire grooves, help channel moisture away from the raw clubface, which produces plenty of friction. The face has a slightly darker finish to prevent glare, and it will rust over time.

The shape has also been refined. Now it’s a little larger and rounder. And probably the most noticeable feature is the milled grind on the sole, which is designed to produce optimal turf interaction. 

Pros:

• Lots of technology
• Clean, sophisticated look
• Produces a lot of spin

Cons:

• No really low bounce option

Talk about a really cool-looking wedge. You can tell just from the way the premium Callaway Opus Platinum wedge looks that there’s a lot going on, yet it still has a very sleek, clean look.

The design of this wedge fuses metal injection molding and tungsten weighting to help with launch control. This MIM construction allowed Callaway engineers to dial in precision in terms of feel, using a proprietary blend of metals. The tungsten, which is incorporated into the top line, brings ball flight down for more spin and control. 

Completing the look of these wedges are a CNC milled back, which is available in chrome and a PVD blue finish, the latter of which is unique and pretty stunning. 

Pros:

• Beautiful finishes offered
• Soft feel
• Produces lots of spin in wet conditions

Cons:

• Not the most forgiving on this list

Mizuno’s Pro T-1 is one of the two new Mizuno wedges offered, with the other being the Pro T-3, which is a slightly more shallow cavity back. 

The Pro T-1 has that classic wedge muscle back look with clean lines, but some bold finishes. The Black Ion and Blue Ion are striking, but they are not for everyone, while the Soft White Satin is a super classy look.

Besides its appearance, the Pro T-1, like many on our list, boasts improved friction in wet conditions. It features Quad Cut + Grooves and Hydroflow Micro Grooves to create friction and channel away water, so even if you’re a dew sweeper, you should get plenty of spin on those short shots into the greens. 

The heads of the Pro T-1 are constructed with 1025 Pure Select Mild Carbon Steel along with a copper underlay, so they have a super soft feeling.