Abstract: A distance golf club for hitting a golf ball a distance generally designated for golf clubs using wooden heads and under conditions where the golf clubs using wooden heads are generally used. The golf club comprises a shaft, a club head and a hosel integrally formed with the club head for fixedly receiving an end of the shaft to secure the end of the shaft to the club head in alignment with the face of the club head. The club head is formed from a hollow steel casting and has either a metallic sole plate or an epoxy sole plate, dependent on whether the distance club is either a driver or one of the other distance clubs.