3 of the best used wedges under £100
Three premium wedges that drop comfortably under £100 on the used market in the UK, and the golfer each one suits best.
Wedges don't change an awful lot year-to-year, which makes them one of the smarter used buys in golf. A new groove pattern here, a different grind option there, maybe a raw face that rusts on purpose, and that's about it for a model year. The face is still milled steel, the lofts haven't moved, and on a clean strike the spin is much the same as the £180 version on the shelf. So a wedge that's a season or two old does almost everything the new one does, and the grooves wear at the same rate whether you paid £80 or £180 for it.
The price is the part that actually moves. A tour wedge lands at £150-£180, then the next model gets announced and it quietly slips under £100 on the used market while still being a current, sharp-grooved club. That's where we'd shop. Wedges are cheap enough that you can pick up two and gap them properly for what one new lob wedge costs, and loft, bounce and grind matter far more than the year of release. Get those right and you'll hold your own against someone who spent twice as much on the shiniest head. Every price below is the cheapest used or like-new deal we can find across UK retailers right now, and here are three we'd actually buy.
Cavity-back, game-improvement shape. Wider sole resists digging, perimeter weighting forgives thin and fat strikes. The easy one.
Sign in to set a price alertCleveland · Wedge · 2024
CBX 4 ZipCore£89
USEDSave £9 (9% vs new)
new & like-new from £84
The benchmark tour wedge, and the value standout here. Multiple grinds to match your turf, spin-milled face as good as any.
Titleist · Wedge · 2024
Vokey SM10£79
USEDSave £60 (43% vs new)
new from £139
Full-face grooves for max greenside spin, raw face that rusts for grip. The shotmaker's pick if you open the face a lot.
Sign in to set a price alertTaylorMade · Wedge · 2024
Hi-Toe 4£69
USEDSave £89 (56% vs new)
new & like-new from £123
Why these three
Cleveland CBX 4 ZipCore is the most forgiving of the three, and where to start if your wedges aren't the strongest part of your game. It's a proper game-improvement shape: a hollow cavity and a wide, chunky sole that stops the club digging, with the weight pushed out to the edges so a thin or fat strike doesn't punish you the way a tour blade would. It likes a steeper, slightly choppy swing and softer turf. You lose a bit of finesse around the green, but for most club golfers you wont notice, especially if it's the full shots into greens that worry you more than the little chips.
Titleist Vokey SM10 is the one most people actually want, and it's our pick. The benchmark tour wedge, and used it's the value standout here: about £140 new, but comfortably under £80 with the grooves still sharp. You get a choice of grinds (F, S, M, K), so you can match the sole to your turf and your swing instead of taking pot luck, and the spin-milled face is as good as it gets. It tops our list for simple reasons: the biggest drop from new to used, the widest stock across retailers, and it's the wedge most people are searching for anyway.
TaylorMade Hi-Toe 4 is the full-face one, for maximum spin around the green. The grooves run all the way up to the toe, so the flops and open-faced bunker shots that catch high on the face still grab and check up. The raw face rusts over time, which TaylorMade reckons adds a bit of grip as it weathers. If you like getting creative around the greens, or you open the face a lot, this is the one to look at. Just know the higher bounce isn't ideal off firm, tight lies.
How to choose a wedge: loft, bounce and grind
Three things decide whether a wedge suits you, and the year of release isn't one of them.
Loft and gapping. Most golfers carry two or three wedges, usually 4 degrees apart, say a 50-degree gap wedge, a 54-degree sand wedge and a 58-degree lob wedge. Even spacing stops you getting stranded between a full and a half shot. The exact lofts hang off your pitching wedge, so a quick gapping session on a launch monitor (often free at your local store) will show you the gaps you actually need rather than the ones the set happened to come with.
Bounce. Bounce is the angle on the sole that keeps the club from digging in. More of it (around 10-14 degrees) suits soft turf, bunkers and a steeper, divot-taking swing; less (around 4-8 degrees) suits firm, tight lies and a shallower, sweeping strike. Match it to where you play and how you come into the ball.
Grind. The grind is how the sole is shaped so you can open the face or play off different lies. If you flop and manipulate the face a lot, a wider grind (the Vokey M, or the full-face Hi-Toe) gives you room; if you take a clean, repeatable divot, a simpler full sole like the CBX 4 keeps it easy.
Get those three right and the head choice mostly looks after itself. Want to see what each of these is going for right now? Browse the wedge shop, or if you're sorting the rest of the bag, have a read of our best iron sets under £500.
Frequently asked questions
Are used wedges worth buying?
For most golfers, yes. Wedge design barely shifts from one year to the next, so a used wedge from a decent specialist with the grooves graded around 7 out of 10 or better spins almost like new, for about half the money. The thing to keep an eye on is groove wear, because wedges wear quicker than any other club in the bag.
What wedge lofts do I need?
Most golfers carry two or three, spaced roughly 4 to 6 degrees apart, say a 50-degree gap wedge, a 54-degree sand wedge and a 58-degree lob wedge. The exact numbers hang off your pitching wedge, so a quick gapping session on a launch monitor will tell you the gaps you actually need.
What is bounce, and how much should I choose?
Bounce is the angle on the sole that keeps the club from digging into the turf. More of it, around 10 to 14 degrees, suits soft turf, bunkers and a steeper, divot-taking swing. Less, around 4 to 8 degrees, suits firm, tight lies and a shallower, sweeping strike.
What is a wedge grind?
The grind is the extra shaping on the sole, where bits are ground away so the club slides through the turf nicely when you open or lean the face. A wider grind gives you room to open the face for flops and bunker shots without the leading edge popping up off the ground. A fuller, simpler sole suits a square face and a clean, repeatable strike. If you're not sure, a versatile mid grind copes with most lies and most swings.
How often should you replace a wedge?
The grooves do the work and they wear out, so most regular players freshen up their most-used wedges every season or two. At under £100 a club, that's cheap insurance for spin and control around the greens.