Cleveland
The Wedge Company. Sedan 1979.
Your wedges handle 60–65% of all shots in a round. Yet most have never tested a different bounce, a different shaft, or a different grind. That changes here.
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The Wedge Company. Sedan 1979.
Your wedges handle 60–65% of all shots in a round. Yet most have never tested a different bounce, a different shaft, or a different grind. That changes here.
The results speak
The 588 wedge launched in 1988. It was so perfect that the design remained unchanged for twelve years. Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Fred Couples, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els — all trusted it. No other wedge has even come close.
The problem nobody talks about
The grooves wear down. Spin gradually decreases. The ball rolls through the green instead of stopping. But because the decay happens so slowly, you unknowingly compensate — and blame yourself. The real problem is in the club.
87% of all amateurs play with cavity back irons — because they help with poor contact. But then they switch to difficult-to-play tour wedges precisely where precision matters most. It's like running a marathon in running shoes and switching to stilettos in the final 500 meters.
Three product lines — RTZ for those who manipulate the club face, CBZ for those who need forgiveness without losing feel, Smart Sole for those who want to eliminate fear. No compromise. Just matching to your actual ability.
The myth says rust gives more spin.
Truth says 87% faster breakdown.
Cleveland's R&D tested it under microscope and in robot rigs. The result was unambiguous: rusty grooves structurally deteriorate and break down nearly 90% faster. Z-Alloy retains 15% more spin capacity over time. The myth is dead.
The Technology
Most brands forge a wedge and sell it. Cleveland builds a system of mutually reinforcing technologies — each component solves a specific problem others ignore.
Heavy steel in the hosel is replaced with a low-density core. Up to six grams are shifted to sweet spot. Result: the club doesn't torque on off-center hits. Dispersion shrinks. Spin is maintained even when contact is toward the toe.
The sharpest grooves in industry history — two extra grooves per club compared to older generations. Rotex adds precise micro-milling: straight patterns for full shots from center, angled toward toe for open lob shots. Friction without compromise.
Dynamic laser patterns that break water's surface tension — uniquely tuned per loft. Gentler on low lofts for consistent distance. More aggressive on high lofts for maximum spin in rain, dew, and wet grass. No flyers.
The Material Revolution
Historically, engineers faced an impossible choice. Soft carbon steel delivers the feel that elite players demand — but it rusts and wears. Hard stainless steel lasts — but feels dull and forgives nothing.
Z-Alloy erases the dilemma. Lighter and softer than traditional 431 stainless. RTZ wedges are 10% softer than their predecessor. CBZ models, fully 25%. Tour feel in all construction types.
That feel that existed only in expensive forged blades? Now it sits in a forgiving cavity back.
The WAUW Feeling
There's a specific feeling that arises the first time you hit a bunker shot with the right bounce and right grind. The ball lifts softly, spins backward, and lands as if it knew the green. It's not luck — it's physics finally working for you instead of against you.
"ZipCore technology delivers consistent spin even on peripheral hits — in rough, in sand, and in rain. It's forgiveness without sacrificing feel."— Compiled independent tests, 2025
Cleveland's ZipCore engine redistributes mass to sweet spot and increases moment of inertia. Result: off-center hits lose minimal distance and spin. The ball reaches the green — and stops. The difference between par and bogey.
Find your Cleveland
Your biomechanical profile determines which line is yours. We measure it in the lab.
Classic blade for players who manipulate the club face shot by shot. Five grind options. Tour Rack configuration. Loft 46°–64°. Control without limits.
Tour feel without penalty. 94% larger vibration-dampening Gelback TPU. Looks like a blade. Plays like a forgiving iron. Loft 44°–60°. The Cleveland 87% should play.
46% larger strike area. Three-step sole that physically prevents fat shots. Full-Face grooves edge to edge. Built for those who want to eliminate fear.
We match the right line to your data — not your gut feeling.
Bounce and grind determine whether your wedge
glides through sand — or digs in.
Almost no amateur has tested a sole other than the one on the stock club from the store. Cleveland offers five configurations — developed in close collaboration with the tour's most demanding players. We match the right sole to your swing in the lab.
Sole Configurations
| Grind | Bounce | Sulform | Passar dig som… |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | 6° | C-shaped — material removed from heel, toe, back edge | Plays on hard surfaces, takes minimal divots, opens club face often |
| MID | 10° | V-shaped — wedge-like structure | All-around. Normal to soft grass. The universal choice. |
| FULL | 12° | Broad, unbroken sole | Soft/wet surfaces, deep sand, steep swing, large divots |
| ADAPT | 8° | Asymmetric + Full-Face grooves | Sand/lob wedges. Extreme open shots. Hard surfaces. |
The History
Identifies a void: wedges are treated as the last iron in the set. His vision — an independent precision scoring tool — starts the modern wedge industry.
U-shaped grooves. Classic teardrop shape. Immediate dominance. Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Vijay Singh. The design remains unchanged for twelve years.
Cleveland dominates the wedge market as totally as Titleist today dominates the ball market. Everyone else is compared to the 588.
The founder designs wedges for the competitor for nearly 30 years. His final project: the acclaimed Opus wedge.
Full circle. Modern data-driven approach meets the founder's incomparable eye for classic aesthetics. RTZ and CBZ launch with Z-Alloy.
"The only club in the bag that is routinely used for everything — from maximum full swings to delicate lob shots from thick rough and explosive shots from fine-grained sand bunkers. "— Design philosophy since 1979
Why WAUW + Cleveland
At WAUW Performance Lab we place you on Smart2Move 3D force plates, run TPI screening, analyze your attack angle in TrackMan, and correlate against your kinetic sequence. Then — not before — we match against Cleveland's five sole configurations and three construction types.
GRF → Bounce. Your vertical force profile and loading rate determine whether you need 6° or 12°. TPI → Construction. Your physical screening determines whether you have the mobility for a blade — or whether CBZ's forgiveness saves you more pars.
It's the difference between buying a wedge and being fitted for one.
Cleveland
Book time in the lab. We measure where you are — and show which Cleveland measurably gives you more saved pars. No opinions. Just your data.
Imagine if you already knew.
