The highest-lofted iron, used for hitting out of sand bunkers.

a wedge used to get out of sand traps

Also called a sand iron, the shortest, most lofted iron used for playing out of bunkers and for very short pitch shots.

An iron designed specially to get the ball out of a sand bunker.

A club with a steeper face, used to hit the ball out of a sand trap or high grass. (See "Pitching Wedge".)

The most lofted iron, for playing out of bunkers or for playing pitches.

An iron with a heavy flange on the bottom that is used primarily to get out of sand traps.

the wedge with the middle most loft, usually between 52 and 56 degrees. This wedge usually has the most bounce (see bounce) so that it can be used out of the sand and deep rough.

A high lofting iron used primarily for hitting balls out of sand traps.

a wedge-shaped body of sand produced by filling of a thermal contraction crack with sand either blown in from above or washed down the walls of the crack.

An iron with a heavy flange, designed primarily for use in getting out of sand traps.

As the name implies, a golfer uses a sand wedge to stroke a golf ball from a sand bunker, also known as a sand trap, bunker or hazard. Designed in 1930 by Gene Sarazen the short-shafted sand wedge is often the heaviest of the 14 clubs, weighing nearly 40 ounces (1150 grams) with a typical loft angle of 54 to 56 degrees.