A golf club comprises a club shaft having a tip end and a butt end, a club head being attached to the tip end of the club shaft, and a golf grip being attached to a region of the club shaft extending from the butt end toward the tip end of the club shaft, the grip having an end by the side of the butt end of the club shaft, wherein the club head has an moment (M) of inertia around a center line of the club shaft of not less than 6500 gcm.sup.2, and the club shaft has a bending stiffness (E) of not less than 5.0.times.10.sup.6 kgfmm.sup.2 at the position which separates 200 mm from the end of the grip toward the club head.