Patent ID: 8608592

Claim:
A golf club component, comprising: a golf club component substrate; a first coating layer, comprising nickel or a nickel alloy; a second coating layer, comprising chromium, a chromium alloy, palladium, or a palladium alloy; and a third coating layer comprising titanium carbide and having a thickness of from about 0.6 μm to about 1 μm, wherein the third coating layer comprises at least about forty percent (40%) carbon by weight, wherein at least two portions of the third coating layer have differing surface roughnesses such that the at least two portions have differing reflectivities, and wherein the at least two portions of the third coating layer comprise at least one matte portion and at least one glossy portion positioned to reduce glare for the user; wherein the third coating layer is non-homogenous, comprising an inner interface between the third coating layer and the second coating layer and an outer interface, where there is an increasing concentration of carbon from the inner interface towards the outer interface of the third coating layer.