Ping · Wedge · 2026
BunkR
CaddyIndex™ breakdown: what our research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You lose strokes in bunkers and around the greens - the BunkR is a specialist escape club that gets you out with a simple square-faced swing, for around £170.
You want a versatile, workable wedge for full shots and tight lies - this is a single-purpose bunker tool, not a scoring wedge.
Pros
- Gets you out of the sand almost every time - 11% more shots inside the target, 6% fewer left in the bunker
- An EYE2-inspired wide sole that refuses to dig, even from downslopes and plugged lies, with a simple square-face technique
- Surprisingly strong from greenside rough - no need to open the face to get height
- A 64° loft with milled grooves to clear most lips and add grip
Cons
- The generous 14.5° bounce is a liability on tight or firm lies - delicate chips get awkward
- A single 64° loft, square-face only - not a workable or full-swing gapping wedge
- Feel divides reviewers - muted and dead for some, pleasantly soft for others
By dimension
Forgiveness
Outstanding - the EYE2-inspired wide sole simply refuses to dig, with ample bounce keeping the sole moving through sand even from downslopes and plugged lies, and testing showing 11% more shots inside the target and 6% fewer left in the bunker versus a standard wedge. It gets you out without opening the face. Among the most forgiving short-game clubs made.
Distance
Niche, not a gapping wedge - the single 64-degree loft is built for escapes and greenside height, not for full-swing yardage gapping, with consistent height and stopping power from sand and rough but a specialist rather than a distance tool. Excellent within its narrow job, limited as a 50-70 yard wedge.
Workability
Low by design - the BunkR is built to be played with a square face, limiting any need for manipulation for consistency in setup, and the single loft and specialist sole mean it is not a shot-shaping wedge. Deliberately the antithesis of a workable wedge - simplicity is the feature.
Feel
Divisive - the feedback off the face is somewhat muted or dead for one reviewer, while another found it far more pleasant than expected with an exceptionally soft feel through impact, landing on a solid if unremarkable cast feel. Adequate for the job, but not a milled-wedge sensation.
Sound
Muted and understated - feedback that is somewhat muted or dead, not giving much back at impact, an unremarkable but inoffensive cast impact note. A quiet, functional acoustic.
Looks at address
Functional and nostalgic - the EYE2-inspired shape and profile, a wide-soled specialist look rather than a sleek tour blade, with a clean, confidence-inspiring footprint that mimics one of the most forgiving wedges of all time. Chunky and purposeful, with EYE2 nostalgia.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons we read while grading this club.