PXG · Wedge · 2020
Sugar Daddy
CaddyIndex™ breakdown: what our research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You're a skilled ball-striker who wants the highest spin and a buttery 100%-milled feel in a compact tour shape, and price is no object.
You need forgiveness from a bigger head, or you don't want to pay ultra-premium milled prices - the forged 0311 gives most of the performance for far less.
Pros
- The highest-spinning wedge in independent launch-monitor testing - huge spin from fairway and rough
- Elite 100%-milled feel - soft and solid, with buttery softness and oomph
- Two sole grinds (07 narrow, 09 fuller) - the 07 performed brilliantly even in muddy lies
- 100% milled from 8620 carbon steel with high-toe weighting for spin on open-face shots
Cons
- A compact, better-player head among the smallest available - demanding for higher handicaps
- Polarizing milled look with visible screw weights - a love-it-or-hate-it club
- Ultra-premium pricing - around £500+ per wedge
By dimension
Forgiveness
Player-oriented, with hidden help - a compact head among the smallest available, traditional and geared toward the better player, though high-toe weighting draws the CG higher and toward the center to improve playability on open-face chips and pitches. Demanding by wedge standards, though the toe weighting steadies open-face shots.
Distance
Best-in-class spin and control - launch-monitor testing rated it the highest-spinning wedge tested, a couple hundred rpm clear of second, the tighter groove radius from 100% milling giving increased and more consistent spin from a variety of lies and weather. Elite distance control on the scoring shots.
Workability
Tour-caliber shot-making - two sole options, the 07 (narrower, less bounce) and 09 (fuller, more bounce), with the 07 performing brilliantly even in muddy lies, its trailing-edge relief letting the face open without leading-edge worry, the compact better-player head built for working shots. Among the more versatile wedges for shaping and opening the face.
Feel
Elite milled feel - a soft and solid blend, with buttery softness and the oomph of a satisfying strike, precise enough to detect impact location through the hands. The 100% CNC-milled 8620 carbon steel, roughly 3.5 hours per head, delivers a premium tactile experience. Among the very best wedge feels in golf.
Sound
Premium, low-pitched note - a bass-y click on center contact that dulls noticeably on off-center hits, adding feedback. The 100%-milled construction gives a solid, understated acoustic. A satisfying, premium milled sound.
Looks at address
Premium but polarizing - a traditional, better-player look with a compact head among the smallest available, but the milled design with visible screw weights is a love-it-or-hate-it club. A premium, intricately milled head. Clean classic shape, divisive backside.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons we read while grading this club.