Patent ID: 6916253

Claim:
A golf club with a shaft connected to a head, said head being provided with a face on a front surface, a shaft connecting portion on one side, a top on an upper surface, and a sole on a lower surface, said head comprising: a face portion for forming said face; a head body including said shaft connecting portion and a frame portion joined to a rear peripheral surface of said face portion; a rear shell which is joined to a rear peripheral surface of said frame portion so that said rear shell forms a hollow portion together with said face portion and said head body; and a balance weight joined to the rear shell on said hollow portion side, wherein: said face portion is formed from a single plate material having an approximately uniform thickness; and a portion where said face portion and said head body are joined is not on said face surface but on a peripheral portion of said head body, wherein said face portion and said rear shell are formed from materials having higher strength than that of said head body.