Wedge play benchmarks

Wedge play is your ability to save pars and make birdies on short par 4's and par 5's that you can't reach in two. It's hard to rely on consistently making putts longer than about 20 feet. On average, you aren't going to hit many shots inside 20 feet from further than 125 yards.

From the tour averages, a few simple target benchmarks are:

• 20 yards - 6 feet
• 50 yards - 12 feet
• 100 yards - 16 feet

Another way to track your wedge play is the simple stat of up and downs or getting the ball in the hole from Greenside in 2 shots or less.

Up and Down Benchmarks

• Tour - 67%
• 80 golfer - 40%
• 90 golfer - 10%
• 100 golfer - 5%