Patent ID: 8157668

Claim:
An iron-type golf club head comprising: a main body including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, and a rear portion, the main body having a recessed region including a relief region in the front portion; a replaceable striking plate configured to be inserted into the recessed region and the relief region, the replaceable striking plate including a front surface defining a face plane, and a rear surface; at least two threaded openings located on the rear surface of the replaceable striking plate; and at least two through-hole openings located in the rear portion of the main body, each of the at least two through-hole openings is configured to receive a fastener in the rear portion, each fastener configured to engage one of the at least two threaded openings located on the rear surface of the replaceable striking plate to retain the replaceable striking plate on the front portion of the main body and within the recessed region and relief region; wherein each of the at least two through-hole openings defines a center point location lying in a first plane defined by the front portion of the main body, the first plane being parallel to the face plane, and wherein the spacing distance between substantially all of the center point locations of the through-hole openings is less than 10 mm along at least one vector lying in the first plane.