A 56-degree wedge has a higher loft than a standard pitching wedge, making it ideal for shots that require more height and ...

The sand wedge usually carries a loft of 54 to 56 degrees ... A gap wedge is usually found in the range of 50 to 52 degrees. It is seen as a compromise between a pitching wedge and a gap wedge.

While McIlroy previously used wedges with 46.5 and 50 degrees of loft, he now has a 48-degree MG4 and no 50-degree wedge in the bag. A closer look at Rory McIlroy's new TaylorMade Qi35 driver.

After changing golf balls at Pebble Beach, Rory McIlroy has adjusted his wedges, changed his driver and fairway woods and ...

that design palette is applied to all the other irons – downward 12-14 degrees of loft to the longest iron, and upward 20+ degrees to the set-match wedge(s). Over the past decade, we’ve proven that ...

Something curious has been happening in golf equipment over the past decade. What once was a pitching wedge has quietly ...

The gap wedge has a loft that normally ranges from 50 to 54 degrees. The gap wedge is commonly sold as part of a set of irons. If you’re new to golf, the first thing you’ll have to do is learn ...

Weakening the 46-degree pitching wedge and removing the 50-degree gap wedge allowed McIlroy ... a TaylorMade Qi35 with 15 degrees of loft. "And then, I've went from a 5-wood to a 4-wood.