Golfers love their clubs. Professional golfers use clubs which are "forged." This makes the face of the club softer for better control. Of course, they tear up easily; but the pros don't care 'cause they are getting them free from their sponsor anyway. Recreational golfers usually use "cast" clubs which are not so easy to damage.

You are allowed 14 clubs in your golf bag. Since one of them is a putter, that leaves room for (usually) 3 woods and 10 irons. The irons usually number 3 thru 9 and that leaves room for up to 4 wedges. These would usually be a sand wedge for shots around 100 yards (56 degrees is normal), a pitching wedge for shots around 125 yards (48 degrees is normal), a lob wedge for very short, high shots (60 degrees is normal), and some carry a mid-range wedge that is usually around 52 degrees for those shots in between a sand wedge and a pitching wedge.