# Gap wedge distance

A gap wedge carries about 124 yards at the tour average club head speed of 81 mph, 115 yards for a scratch golfer and 98 yards for a 15 handicap on the published tour table scaled by speed. Each 1 mph of club head speed is worth about 1.74 yards of carry with this club.

## Key figures

- A gap wedge carries about 124 yards at the tour speed of 81 mph, 115 yards for scratch and 98 yards for a 15 handicap.
- Each 1 mph of club head speed is worth about 1.74 yards of carry with a gap wedge.

## Scope

- The gap wedge figures are the published tour ball speed and carry anchor scaled by club head speed, with the handicap and age models stated on the page; your own launch monitor session replaces them in the app.

Full page: https://pinflag.io/club-distance/gap-wedge