Patent ID: 8287400

Claim:
A fairway wood-type golf club, comprising: a fairway wood-type golf club head including: a club head body including a heel portion, a toe portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a rear portion, wherein the sole portion includes a ground-engaging surface, wherein the ground-engaging surface includes a keel formed of a plurality of substantially planar surfaces oriented at transverse angles to each other, wherein all planar surfaces converge at a convergence point located at the sole portion, and a ball striking face engaged with or integrally formed as part of the club head body, wherein the ball striking face extends from the toe portion to the heel portion, a hosel member engaged with at least a portion of the club head; and a shaft member engaged with the hosel member, such that the golf club has a length between 37 and 43 inches, wherein the ball striking face includes a loft angle defined as an angle of the ball striking face in relation to the shaft member, and the loft angle is between 15 and 28 degrees, wherein the club head has a volume of at least 300 cc.