Irons Distances

It is said that you drive for show and putt for dough. By comparison, Irons are the work horses of golf clubs. Even professionals do not often sink an iron shot nor do they hit the irons as far as they go. Irons are all about precision. You want your iron to land close to where you are aiming, and that is why knowing the distance of your irons is so important.

Irons are rarely hit with full strength, and can often be hit with a half swing or less, depending on the exact job for which you are using it.

The table below shows indicative distances for irons when hit with their normal swing. The distances are displayed in metres. You can also estimate iron distances with our club distances calculator.

Club	Loft (degrees)	Distance for men (metres)	Distance for women (metres)
1-iron	15 - 18	162-197-221	99-127-162
2-iron	18 - 20	147-178-200	90-116-147
3-iron	21 - 24	136-165-185	83-107-136
4-iron	25 - 28	128-155-175	78-101-128
5-iron	28 - 32	121-146-165	73-95-121
6-iron	32 - 36	113-137-154	69-89-113
7-iron	36 - 40	106-128-144	64-83-106
8-iron	40 - 44	98-119-134	60-77-98
9-iron	45 - 48	87-105-118	53-68-87
Pitching wedge	48 - 52	79-96-108	48-62-79
Gap wedge	52 - 54	72-87-98	44-56-72
Sand wedge	54 - 58	60-73-82	37-47-60
Lob wedge	58 - 62	53-64-72	32-42-53

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