The first major of 2025 has arrived, and players are getting their Vokey setups dialed to take on Augusta National.
Players experience a variety of unique playing surfaces at The Masters, including tight-cut Bermuda grass, granulated quartz sand and perfectly-placed pine straw just outside of the second cut.
With these course conditions—which vary from other setups on TOUR—do players ever switch up their wedges? Most in the field, including Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Cameron Young, Brian Harman and Russell Henley, will play with their standard setups. Alternatively, Justin Thomas, Ben An, Billy Horschel and Tom Kim, prefer to adjust their bag based on course conditions. For example, the firm, tight-cut turf encourages players to add versatility to their dominant short game wedge. This means they will want to see the wedge sit closer to the ground when open, giving a sense of ease to create height around the elevated, dramatically sloped greens. The bunkers will also present their own challenges. If they are soft, this will encourage players to add bounce or flange width to add forgiveness.
For 21 consecutive years and counting, Vokey wedges have been the most played wedge on the PGA TOUR. The Masters gives the best short game players in the world a chance to show off their skills — and refined wedge setups — on one of the game’s most iconic and demanding stages.
