This is an iron club intended for pitch shots.

(aka: "wedge", "PW", "W" and more) a lofted short iron (usually next in chronological order after the 9 iron and somewhere between 47° and 52°) used to execute a pitch shot. Example: "Julie regularly hits her pitching wedge about 100 yards."

A lofted club used for pitching the ball high in the air.

An ugly chick that looks good from 100 feet away. - Angry Pete, Illinois