Sand wedge with an interchangeable faceplate

A sand wedge golf club comprising:

• an elongated shaft;
• a metal club head comprising a wedge body and a hosel, said hosel being secured to said elongated shaft, said wedge body having a generally U-shaped frame with a front face and a back face between a toe and a heel, said front face being planar at a toe portion, the frame forming a cavity on said front face, wherein said U-shaped frame is viewed from in front of said front face, said cavity being an indentation with a plurality of tiers, said tiers forming a shoulder ledge and a stop ledge, said stop ledge having a plurality of holes;
• a faceplate having a contact surface and a mounting surface, said mounting surface engaging said cavity and having female connecting means on a periphery thereof, said female connecting means positioned to align with said holes of said stop ledge, said contact surface being flush with said front face at a toe portion of said wedge body, said contact surface having a plurality of grooves;
• and
• attachment means removably attaching said female connecting means on said mounting surface of said faceplate to said wedge body, said attachment means extending through said frame.

A sand wedge golf club comprising:

• an elongated shaft;
• a metal club head comprising a wedge body and a hosel, said hosel being secured to said elongated shaft, said wedge body having a generally U-shaped frame with a front face and a back face between a toe and a heel, said front face being planar at a toe portion and forming a cavity therein with a plurality of planar tiers, said planar tiers being a shoulder ledge and a stop ledge, said stop ledge being a backing and having a plurality of holes wherein said U-shaped frame is viewed from in front of said front face;
• a faceplate having a contact surface and a mounting surface, said mounting surface engaging said cavity and having female connecting means on a periphery thereof, said female connecting means positioned to align with said holes of said stop ledge, said mounting surface having a rim fitted to said shoulder ledge of said cavity, said contact surface being co-planar with said front face at a toe portion of said wedge body, said contact surface having a plurality of grooves;
• and
• attachment means removably attaching said female connecting means on said mounting surface of said faceplate to said wedge body, said attachment means extending through said back face and then said front face of said wedge body.