Home : Distance data for clubs

As promised this page hopes to provide the beginner golfer with an indepth break down of the golf clubs available and their average distance.

Woods

The hardest club to master, even a professional can have difficulty mastering his driving. Woods do number from a 1 wood to a 11 wood. But by far the most common woods are number 1, 3, 4 and 5.

1-wood, avg. distance - mens - over 230 yards, ladies - over 185 yards.

3-wood, --------------------------------- 210-230 yards, ----------- 170-185 yards.

4-wood, --------------------------------- 190-210 yards, ----------- 155-170 yards.

5-wood, --------------------------------- 170-190 yards, ----------- 140-155 yards.

Irons

From iron 1-9, each club going downwards from number 9 has less loft. Which means more distance but less height. A 9-iron is ideal for chipping onto a green because of the loft, which means the ball will not run as much when it lands. Whereas a 1-iron is ideal for driving down a long fairway.

long irons

1-iron, avg. distance - mens - 180-200 yards, ladies - 160-180 yards.

2-iron, --------------------------------- 170-190 yards, ----------- 150-170 yards.

3-iron, --------------------------------- 160-180 yards, ----------- 140-160 yards.

4-iron, --------------------------------- 150-170 yards, ----------- 130-150 yards.

mid-irons

5-iron, --------------------------------- 140-160 yards, ----------- 120-140 yards.

6-iron, --------------------------------- 130-150 yards, ----------- 110-130 yards.

7-iron, --------------------------------- 120-140 yards, ----------- 100-120 yards.

short irons

8-iron, --------------------------------- 110-130 yards, ----------- 90-110 yards.

9-iron, --------------------------------- 100-120 yards, ----------- 80-100 yards.

Wedges

pitching wedge, avg. distance - mens - 90-110 yards, ladies - 70-90 yards.

sand wedge, avg. distance - mens - up to 100 yards, ladies - up to 80 yards.