Patent 9498688 was granted and assigned to Acushnet (company) on November, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face, a weight port, an internal cavity, and a stiffening member. The weight port is affixed to the sole. The stiffening member is located in the interior cavity and permanently affixed to the hosel. The stiffening member is also permanently affixed to the sole and the weight port.