New Vokey SM10 wedges appear on the PGA Tour

New Vokey SM10 wedges

We take a look at the new Vokey SM10 wedges, which replace the SM9 and look set to be among the best wedges of 2024.

As the 2024 PGA Tour season debuts this week in Hawaii, so does a raft of new gear – including drivers, irons, balls and wedges.  

Along with the latest drivers from TaylorMade, Callaway and Ping, Titleist has started seeding its Vokey Design SM10 wedges to the best players in the world.

The SM9s they replace were among the best golf wedges in our test, and we expect the SM10s to be very similar, with subtle improvements to the shaping, groove design and options.

Vokey wedges have been the top choice of players on the PGA Tour every year since 2004. Last season, more than 50 per cent of the wedges in play were Vokey, with seven of the world’s top 10 players at year’s end playing at least one Vokey wedge – including reigning major champions Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman. 

“I have always said since the day I arrived at Titleist,” said Master Craftsman Bob Vokey, “that I have the best R&D facility in the world – the professional tours.”  

Vokey SM10 is the result of this continuous process – rooted in the collaboration of Vokey, Director of Player Relations Aaron Dill (Vokey rep on the PGA Tour), and the best players in the world. 

“[Bob and Aaron] have been incredible,” Jordan Spieth said. “They have been so much fun to work with. Great guys – guys that know so much about what they’re doing and they’re so passionate about what they’re doing. Very few people are as passionate about their jobs as Voke and Aaron. They’ll stay out of the way and just kind of watch. And then if you want to bring them in, they already know what you’re going to ask and they know what the response is. And then, here and there, they’ll ask for feedback, just to find out what kind of improvements they can make.” 

Players in the field this week at Kapalua are getting the first opportunity to game the new models in competition. The tour launch of SM10 will continue at The American Express.

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Simon Daddow – Today’s Golfer Equipment Editor

Simon Daddow is the Equipment Editor for Today’s Golfer. Having tested and played more than 10,000 clubs in his life, what he doesn’t know about golf clubs isn’t worth knowing.

He joined EMAP Active (now Bauer Media) as Equipment Editor in 2006 and has worked for both Today’s Golfer and Golf World. Working alongside our test pro Neil Wain, Simon has made todays-golfer.com the most reliable source for golf club testing.

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