Patent ID: 8216081

Claim:
A golf club head, comprising: a golf club head body having a front face, a rear portion, a toe end and a heel end; a recess formed in the front face of the golf club head body; and a ball striking surface insert configured to be received in the recess formed in the front face of the golf club head body and forming at least a portion of a ball striking surface of the golf club head, the ball striking surface insert including: a front plate portion formed of a metal material and having a plurality of grooves formed in the metal material; a backing plate portion engaged with the front plate portion, the backing plate portion being formed of a polymer material, the polymer material extending into the grooves and forming at least a portion of the ball striking surface of the golf club head, wherein a plurality of scorelines are defined in the ball striking surface of the golf club head, wherein at least one of the scorelines has a first edge that constitutes the metal material and a second edge opposite the first edge that constitutes the polymer material.