To provide an iron golf club head with which a beginner can easily get a ball on the sweet spot, which can be conveniently handled with a higher rank person and can hardly hurt an elbow because hitting impact can be restrained low.

The iron club head for playing golf is provided with a metallic head body forming a recess part on a rear side of face side, and also the recess part is formed on the face side of the head body, and inside of the recess part. A layer which is made from an impact absorbing member having many apertures is equipped with, and through this impact absorbing member a face plate is equipped with.