Wilson Golf Clubs
Wilson Staff Model ZM Wedges: Standard and High Toe
Two shapes covering two ways of playing the short game.
Staff Model ZM
The standard tour-shaped wedge. Forged feel, a compact profile, milled grooves and a sole designed to work through turf without digging.
This is the mainstream option and the right starting point for most golfers buying a Wilson wedge. It handles full shots, pitches and greenside work without demanding a particular technique.
Staff Model ZM High Toe
The high-toe version, with a taller profile and more material at the top of the face. It exists for a specific reason.
When you open the face of a wedge, the contact point moves toward the toe. On a conventional wedge that point may fall above or outside the grooved area, so the ball comes off with little spin and runs on landing. A high-toe design puts material and grooves where that contact actually happens.
Who needs the high toe
Players who open the face regularly. If your standard greenside method is to lay the club open and slide it under, this is a real gain.
Players who play from rough often. Thick grass turns the hosel and moves contact toward the toe whether you intended it or not.
If you play most short shots with a square face and a descending strike, the standard ZM is the better choice and the high toe will not do much for you.
The raw finish option
A raw finish is offered, and it rusts deliberately over time. The reasoning is that a rusted face grips the ball slightly better and reduces glare.
It is a genuine effect but a small one. Choose it if you like the look, not because you expect a different score.
Bounce still decides more than shape
Whichever profile you choose, the bounce is what determines how the club interacts with the ground. Steep swings and soft turf want more; shallow swings and firm turf want less.
Look at your divots. Deep and long means more bounce. Shallow or non-existent means less.
Fitting tip: Check the wear marks on your current sand wedge. Marks toward the toe mean the high toe will help you. Marks in the centre mean it will not.
Model names current as of September 2026.