VOKEY WEDGES ON TOUR
Vokey Design wedges have been the most played wedge on the PGA Tour since 2004, with Vokey models accounting for more than half of the wedges in play throughout the 2022-23 season.
In its first week on the PGA Tour in 2024, SM10 was the most played wedge at The Sentry, with 20 players making the immediate move to the new models, including Jordan Spieth (46.10F, 52.08F, 56.10S, 60.04T) and Max Homa (46.10F, 50.12F, 56.14F, WedgeWorks 60L).
“The best players in the world know exactly what they want from their wedges. The smallest details matter to them and they are very specific when it comes to describing the improvements they want to see,” Director of Vokey Player Relations, Aaron Dill, said. “Their feedback is invaluable. We are constantly learning from them and it is that constant collaboration which allows us to get even better with each new generation.”
The tour launch of SM10 continued two weeks later at The American Express, with Dill back behind his grinding wheel on the Titleist Tour Truck. When players teed off Thursday, Vokey SM10 was once again the clear favourite. Of the gap, sand and lob wedges in play at PGA West, 251 (55%) were Vokey wedges and 135 (29%) were SM10. Thirty-nine players, including Justin Thomas (46.10F, 52.12F, 56.14F, 60.04T), played at least one new Vokey SM10 wedge for the first time. The same week on the DP World Tour, Cameron Young added four new SM10’s (Vokey SM10 48.10F, 52.12F, 58.08M & 60.04T @62).
Wyndham Clark (46.10F, 50.08F, 56.10S, WedgeWorks 59A), Will Zalatoris (50.08F, 54.10S, 60.04T), Tom Kim (46.10F, 52.12F) and Ludvig Åberg (60.08M) are also among the more than 100 players on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour that have already played new SM10’s in competition.
“I think (wedge fitting) it’s as important as getting fit for a driver,” Spieth said. “I mean, these are your scoring clubs. You can do all you want, you can drive it to 100 yards all day off the tee, but if you don’t have the ability to get it in the hole from there or really feel like you have confidence in your wedge play, it doesn’t do you a whole lot of good.
“Someone might beat you that’s not driving it as well. So it’s extremely important, also because there’s just so many different options now between lofts, lies and especially grinds.
“You could think you’re in the right one and all of a sudden you grab a different grind and you’re like, man, OK, this is actually where I’m struggling with this one shot, and all of a sudden now I have it back.”