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Wedge

PXG Sugar Daddy

2017–presentNotable

The story

The original Sugar Daddy, launched under the 0311 name in 2017, was PXG's watershed wedge: the first 100%-CNC-milled wedge in golf, cut entirely from a single billet of 8620 carbon steel rather than cast or forged. At a then-unheard-of $650 per club, it was priced to match PXG's ultra-premium driver/iron positioning under founder Bob Parsons, and the milling let PXG cut intricate weighting and face texture impossible with forging. It offered a versatile mid-bounce sole aimed at a broad swing-type audience rather than a narrow tour-only profile. The milling process pioneered here became PXG's signature wedge manufacturing method, carried forward into Sugar Daddy II and III.

Standing

Notable

Its historical significance is well documented - MyGolfSpy's "First Look" and Today's Golfer both credit it as the first 100% CNC-milled wedge in golf - but that is a manufacturing-first claim, not evidence of ongoing collector demand; searches turn up no forum reverence or hunt-it-down chatter comparable to a true cult classic, so "notable" for its industry-first status is the honest call.

Who it's for

For golfers wanting PXG's showcase milled construction and willing to pay a steep premium for it; less sensible for a budget-conscious buyer since later Sugar Daddy II/III models offer adjustable weighting and more grind choice for similar or less used-market money today.

Notable

First 100%-CNC-milled wedge in golf, machined entirely from a single billet of 8620 carbon steel rather than cast or forged.
Launched at $650 per wedge, a price point golf media described as "unheard-of" at the time.
PXG became the first major brand to mill wedges this way in 2017, a manufacturing approach later copied industry-wide.
Offered as a single, versatile mid-bounce sole rather than multiple grind options.

In its era

Launched into a premium-wedge market already featuring Titleist Vokey SM7 and Cleveland RTX-4; PXG doubled down with the adjustable-weight Sugar Daddy II (2022) and further-refined 3X-forged Sugar Daddy III, each generation replacing the last as PXG's flagship wedge.

Specifications

Category: Wedge
Years: 2017–present

Forgiveness

6/10

A mid-bounce, versatile sole aimed at a wide range of swing types and turf conditions rather than one narrow player profile, so it is somewhat more forgiving off imperfect strikes than a single-purpose tour grind, but it remains a compact milled wedge head with no dedicated wide-sole/high-bounce option - divot-heavy steep swings get less help than from a Ping Glide-style wide sole.

Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.

On the used market

Used original Sugar Daddy wedges trade well below PXG's $650 launch price - Golf Avenue lists used units from roughly $104 - reflecting PXG's steep depreciation curve and two newer Sugar Daddy generations having since superseded it.