The Callaway Jaws wedge is one of the more famous wedges available. It has many different product versions available. Many believe that they are considered illegal though. In other words, many believe that they are not allowed to be used in the game of golf. To see if this is true, I checked with the USGA and R&A. Below is what I found
Is The Callaway Jaws Wedge Illegal? According to the USGA’s informational club database, all versions of the Callaway Jaws wedge are legal to use in any casual, high-level amateur, or professional rounds and tournaments. This includes the Callaway Jaws 50, 52, 54, 56,58, 60, 62, 64 loft wedges. This also includes the Jaws MD5 and Full Toe version of the wedge.
For reference, the USGA and R&A are considered to be the biggest and most authoritative governing bodies of the golfing world. Any rules or regulations that they create are followed by all other golfing organizations.
USGA Informational Club Database: Legality Of Callaway Jaws Wedge
One of the best resources to use to figure out whether or not a golf wedge is legal is the Informational club database. Not only does this database show you which wedges are legal, it also shows you whether or not these clubs pass both the pre-2010 club rules and the 2010 groove rules
Essentially, it gives you a more detailed breakdown of whether this club is either legal or illegal. Below is a screenshot of my search for the Callaway Jaws wedge. There were hundreds of results (as there are so many different iterations of this club) so I was only able to fit a couple of them in the screenshot.
