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2. Sand wedge - Wikipedia

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   A sand wedge, or sand iron, is a type of golf club, an open-faced wedge primarily designed for getting out of sand bunkers. [1] It has the widest sole of any wedge, which provides the greatest amount of bounce , allowing the club head to glide through sand and avoid digging in.

3. Jim Furyk's round of 58 - Wikipedia

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   His first birdie of the round came at the second hole, holing a 16-foot putt. At the third, Furyk hit his drive 285 yards down the fairway and pitching wedge from 135 yards from the flag, holing out for an eagle. [12] He made his second birdie of the round at the fourth after hitting his approach from 206 yards to 4 feet and making the putt.

4. Wedge (golf) - Wikipedia

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   The class of wedges grew out of the need for a better club for playing soft lies and short shots. Prior to the 1930s, the best club for short "approach" shots was the "niblick", roughly equivalent to today's 9-iron or pitching wedge in loft; however the design of this club, with a flat, angled face and virtually no "sole", made it difficult to use in sand and other soft lies as it was prone to ...

5. Iron (golf) - Wikipedia

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   The gap wedge was created to fill the gap that appeared between the pitching wedge and the sand wedge, as the numbered irons including the pitching wedge were de-lofted to compensate for cavity-backed irons' higher launch angle. The gap wedge has a loft similar to that of an older pitching wedge, around 52°, and can also be found labelled as ...

6. Lob wedge - Wikipedia

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   A lob wedge, also known as a lofted wedge or an L-Wedge, is a wedge used in the sport of golf, known for being one of the shortest-hitting clubs and providing the most loft on a shot. Lob wedges are used to produce shots with a very high arc , and are most often used for shots over hazards and other obstructions.

7. Gene Sarazen - Wikipedia

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   Gene Sarazen (/ ˈ s ɑːr ə z ɛ n /; [1] born Eugenio Saraceni, [2] February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships.