Golf club head

An iron-type golf club head comprising

• a face plate comprising
• a base portion including a front surface forming a club face for hitting a ball and a circumferential surface forming a front zone of a circumference of the club head,
• a rib with an outer surface and an inner surface protruding from a back surface of the base portion backwardly and extending along the circumferential surface of the base portion so as to define a first region surrounded thereby on the back surface, the outer surface of the rib being spaced inwardly from the circumferential surface of the base portion so as to define a second region between the outer surface of the rib and circumferential surface of the base portion, and
• the inner surface of the rib intersecting the first region to form a corner edge, and
• a head main body being provided with a face mount, the face mount comprising a recess holding the rib without contacting the first region,
• the recess comprising
• an outer wall portion contacting the outer surface of the rib,
• an inner wall portion contacting the inner surface of the rib and
• a bottom between the outer wall and inner wall portions,
• a gap is provided between the inner wall portion and the first region on the back surface of the base portion, and
• the inner wall portion of the recess having a tapered shape with a sharp end confronting the corner edge without contacting the first region.