Darrell Survey / PGA Tour / PING bag users / 2014–2026
Wedge count by brand · 13-year trend

PING wedge usage
on tour, 2014–2026

Darrell Survey equipment counts of PGA Tour players carrying a PING bag. PING's share of their wedge slots fell to a low of 68.2% in 2019 and recovered to 86.0% in 2026, across sand, lob, and gap wedges.

All wedges · PING share · 2026
86.0%
of wedge slots in PING staff bags on the PGA Tour
Δ +17.8 pts vs 2019 low  ·  high-water mark since 2015
Fig. 01 · 13-year trend

Brand share of wedge slots by year

% of wedges carried by PING bag users, by brand. Select a wedge type to redraw.

ALL WEDGES — PING: 68.2% low (2019) → 86.0% (2026)
Fig. 02 · Wedge-type detail

PING share by wedge slot, 2026

PING share of each wedge slot, 2026, with its path from the 2019 low.

Slot 01 / SW2014–2026

Sand wedge

87.4%
2019 low
65.7%
Recovery
▲ +21.7 pts
13-yr average
79.1%
Slot 02 / LW2014–2026

Lob wedge

80.5%
2019 low
60.7%
Recovery
▲ +19.8 pts
13-yr average
71.2%
Slot 03 / UW2014–2026

Gap wedge

90.1%
2019 low
78.2%
Recovery
▲ +11.9 pts
13-yr average
84.8%
Fig. 03 · Composition

Brand breakdown, year by year

Each column is 100% of the wedge slots counted that season for the selected wedge type above.

ALL WEDGES — Titleist peaked at 27.0% in 2019; 12.3% in 2026.
Summary

Key findings

Note 01

Titleist peaked in 2019

Titleist's share inside PING bags topped out in 2019 at 30.0% of sand-wedge slots and 33.6% of lob-wedge slots. By 2026 those figures were 10.8% and 18.0%.

Note 02

Lob wedge had the lowest share

PING's lob-wedge share bottomed at 60.7% in 2019 — the lowest reading of any wedge type in the 13-year count — and has climbed since to 80.5% in 2026.

Note 03

Gap wedge stayed above 78%

The gap wedge was the most stable slot: PING's UW share never fell below 78.2% in any season, and its 90.1% in 2026 is the highest single-slot reading since 2014.