Patent ID: 8192304

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a cup-face portion comprising a center apex and a top edge, the cup-face portion comprising a metallic material; a body portion comprising a metallic material and including a sole portion and an intermediate portion; a hosel having a hosel centerline, wherein the club head is oriented relative to an imaginary horizontal ground plane so that the hosel centerline is in a first imaginary vertical plane generally parallel to the top edge of the cup-face portion, the hosel centerline oriented at an angle of 60° relative to the imaginary horizontal ground plane; a peripheral attachment zone between the cup-face portion and the body portion, the peripheral attachment zone comprising a perimetric length, and at least two discrete welds comprising between about 1% and about 40% of the perimetric length; a peripheral edge forming a perimetric boundary of the golf club head in a top plan view; and a second imaginary vertical plane substantially perpendicular to the strike face, the second imaginary vertical plane containing a path that originates at the top edge of the cup-face portion and terminates at the peripheral edge of the golf club head, the path characterized by an intersection between the second imaginary vertical plane and the top portion of the club head, the path comprising at least two articulation points.