A golf club head comprises a face plate comprising a base portion including a front surface forming a club face for hitting a ball, a circumferential surface forming a front zone of a circumference of the club head, and a rib 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, 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.