Golf club head with composite faceplate

A golf club head comprising:

• a body comprising:
• a crown;
• a sole opposite the crown;
• a toe end;
• a heel end opposite the toe end;
• a rear end;
• a frame forming a front of the body and formed of a frame material having a first yield strength, the frame comprising:
• a frame crown forming a forward portion of the crown;
• a frame sole forming a forward portion of the sole;
• a frame toe end forming a forward portion of the toe end;
• and
• a frame heel end forming a forward portion of the heel end;
• a composite faceplate coupled to the body to form an interior cavity of the golf club, the composite faceplate formed of a composite faceplate material having a second yield strength greater than the first yield strength of the frame material, the composite faceplate comprising:
• a face region, comprising;
• a strike surface;
• a face region toe side located toe-ward of the strike surface and bordering the frame toe end;
• a face region heel side located heel-ward of the strike surface and bordering the frame heel end;
• a face region crown side located crown-ward of the strike surface and bordering the frame crown;
• and
• a face region sole side located sole-ward of the strike surface and defining a sole leading edge;
• a sole return region, formed integral with the face region, comprising:
• a casing including:
• a casing front wall;
• a casing rear wall;
• a casing toe wall;
• and
• a casing heel wall, wherein the casing front wall, the casing rear wall, the casing toe wall, and the casing heel wall define an aperture;
• a lower hosel region, formed integral with the face region, the sole return region, and the sole transition region, extending between the face region heel side and the sole return sole wall of the sole return region, the lower hosel region including a lower hosel socket defining a socket perimeter having an socket perimeter outboard section;
• and
• a peripheral wall, extending around entireties of the face region, the sole return region, the sole transition region, and the lower hosel region and is continuously joined to the frame of the body;
• and
• an insert including:
• an insert front wall that engages with the casing front wall;
• a base that covers an exterior opening of the aperture;
• and
• a rear extension that engages with a casing recess.