Patent ID: 7540812

Claim:
A golf club head of a hollow shell structure, comprising: a first member that includes a metal material and includes a face portion and an edge portion continuous with the face portion; a metal plate that is a different member from the first member, extends in a direction, which is different from a toe-heel direction of the golf club head, and includes at least a part of sole portion; a metal crown portion having a center edge portion, a toe side edge portion, and a heel side edge portion, the center edge portion having an almost straight shape in the toe-heel direction; and a second member formed of a fiber reinforced resin, wherein: the first member and the metal plate are apart from each other; the second member joins the first member with the metal plate; the metal plate is made of a metal material, which is larger in specific gravity than the metal material of the first member; and a width of the metal crown portion corresponding to the toe side edge portion and the heel side edge portion in face-back direction become larger as a position on the metal crown portion gets farther from the center edge portion.