# 9 iron vs Pitching wedge distance

At tour speed a 9 iron carries about 148 yards and a pitching wedge about 136 yards, a gap of 12 yards on the published table. For a 15 handicap the gap is 10 yards: 117 yards against 108 yards. They sit next to each other in the bag, so the gap is the band of yardages between two full swings.

## Key figures

- A 9 iron carries about 148 yards and a pitching wedge about 136 yards at tour speed, a gap of 12 yards.
- For a 15 handicap the gap is 10 yards on the model; for a 25 handicap 8 yards.

## Scope

- Both clubs are the published tour anchors scaled by the handicap and speed models stated on the page; the pattern around each carry, which decides the choice, comes from your own shots.

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