Professional golfers typically carry 14 clubs in their bags. These include a driver, fairway woods (3-wood and 5-wood), irons (2 through 9), wedges (pitching wedge, sand wedge, and lob wedge), and a putter. Drivers are used to hitting the ball long distances off the tee while fairway woods can be used for long shots from the fairway or rough. Irons are versatile clubs that can be used for both approach shots as well as hitting out of hazards such as bunkers or roughs. Wedges provide more control around the green when chipping or pitching onto the green. Finally, putters are designed specifically for putting on greens with minimal backspin so that you can make accurate putts close to the hole.