Golf club head

An iron-type golf club comprising:

• a golf club head comprising:
• a topline;
• a sole in opposed relation to the topline;
• and
• a front portion extending from the topline toward the sole, the front portion including a leading edge, a substantially planar hitting region including a face center, and a peripheral region at least partially surrounding the hitting region such that the hitting region and the peripheral region defining therebetween a visually-recognizable hitting region boundary line including a sole-proximate boundary line segment such that when the club head is oriented in a reference position relative to a virtual ground plane, and in a virtual vertical plane perpendicular to the hitting surface and passing through the face center, the sole-proximate boundary line segment is vertically spaced above the virtual ground plane by distance D2 between 4 mm and 12 mm;
• a golf shaft secured to the golf club head;
• and
• a negative face angle.

An iron-type golf club head comprising:

• a topline;
• a sole in opposed relation to the topline;
• and
• a front portion extending from the topline toward the sole, the front portion including:
• a leading edge;
• a substantially planar hitting region including a face center and comprising a first surface finish;
• and
• a peripheral region at least partially surrounding, and coplanar with, the hitting region, the peripheral region comprising a second surface finish such that the hitting region and the peripheral region define therebetween a visually-recognizable hitting region boundary line that includes a sole-proximate boundary line segment such that, when the club head is oriented in a reference position relative to a virtual ground plane, and in a virtual vertical plane perpendicular to the hitting surface and passing through the face center, the sole-proximate boundary line segment is vertically spaced above the leading edge by a distance D1 no less than 2.5 mm.