Golf club head and method for manufacturing same

A golf club head having a hollow therein and comprising:

• a club head main body comprising a crown portion, a sole portion and a back-side outer rim portion extending through therebetween;
• and
• a cover member
• wherein
• the club head main body is provided with
• a crown opening formed in the crown portion,
• a sole opening formed in the sole portion, and
• a receiving area formed around at least the sole opening,
• the receiving area has an outer surface located on the hollow side with respect to a finished outer surface of the golf club head,
• the cover member integrally includes a crown cover, a sole cover which extends from the crown cover into the sole portion, while turning back,
• the crown cover closes the crown opening,
• the sole cover closes the sole opening, and has a peripheral edge portion laid on the outer surface of the receiving area,
• the sole portion of the club head main body is provided with a shape-changing portion which is convexed toward the outside of the club head or alternatively concaved toward the hollow,
• the shape-changing portion is formed so that the peripheral edge portion of the sole cover is located between the shape-changing portion and the back-side outer rim portion,
• the outer surface of the sole portion includes a first region positioned on the opposite side of the shape-changing portion to the back-side outer rim portion, and a second region positioned on the same side of the shape-changing portion as the back-side outer rim portion, and
• the second region includes a polished area formed from at least a part of the sole cover and at least a part of the club head main body which are polished.