The present invention provides a golf club head capable of lessening the decrease in carry even for an off-center hit. In a golf club head in which a face part 2 of a metallic head body 1 having a hollow part therein is formed with an opening 8 communicating with the hollow part, and a metallic face plate 9 is welded to the opening 8, notch parts 8A and 8B connecting with the opening 8 are formed in a part on the toe 6 side of a crown part 3 and a part on the heel 7 side of a sole part 4, respectively; and the upper end portion of the face plate 9 is extended so as to compensate the notch part 8A in the crown part 3 and welded to the notch part 8A, and the lower end portion thereof is extended so as to compensate the notch part 8B in the sole part 4 and welded to the notch part 8B.