Performance Golf built the ONE.1 for golfers who hit behind the ball. On a dry lie it out-spun every other wedge in a 15-club test. Add moisture and that spin drops by half.
What's new
The ONE.1 arrived in February 2026 as the follow-up to the original ONE wedge, and the pitch has not changed: a sole that corrects a heavy strike by gliding through the ground rather than digging into it. Performance Golf calls it Auto-Glide, and it uses camber in four directions.
Three lofts make up the range, 50, 56 and 60 degrees, each offered right- and left-handed. It sells per club at premium wedge money, though the company's PG1 members pay noticeably less.
How it plays
Dry spin numbers are startling. A test of 15 wedges across 11,400 shots in four conditions put the ONE.1 first for full-swing spin at 9,865 rpm and first again at 50 yards with 7,217 rpm. A field test of the original ONE logged 8,000 to 8,800 rpm on clean contact, so the new head spins more.
Forgiveness earns its 8.8 score from the sole. That wide, rounded bottom makes a chunk unlikely, and a golfer who fears fat chips will feel the difference on the first bad swing. Feel rates 7.9 and accuracy 7.8, both respectable.
Where it lacks
Water ruins it. Wet spin fell to 3,506 rpm, a 51.4 percent loss, and launch rose 8.8 degrees, more than any other wedge in the test. Those results pushed it near the bottom of the field for overall spin performance, and even dry, its 50-yard shots finished about 10 inches farther from the hole than the SPN V3.
That big sole also limits what you can do around the green. Testers of the first ONE called the face short on versatility, and the 7.2 workability score agrees. At 6.8, value is its weakest mark.
“On a dry morning I would trust it from any lie. On wet grass it stays in the bag.”- The Club Stand gear team
Reasons to buy
- Topped a 15-wedge test for full-swing spin at 9,865 rpm and led dry 50-yard spin at 7,217 rpm
- Four-way cambered Auto-Glide sole skids through turf instead of digging, so chunked chips become rare
- Comes in 50, 56 and 60 degrees for both right- and left-handed players
Reasons to think twice
- Kept only 48.6 percent of its spin in wet conditions, second worst of 15 wedges tested
- Launch jumped 8.8 degrees on wet shots, the biggest spike in the field, which makes distance hard to predict
- List price sits high for a three-loft line, and dry 50-yard proximity trailed the SPN V3 by about 10 inches
Specs
| Sole | Auto-Glide, 4-way camber |
|---|---|
| Lofts | 50, 56, 60 degrees, right and left hand |
| Concept | Auto-correct sole glides through the ground instead of digging |
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