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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2019
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance and having a good shot feeling and durability on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core, at least one intermediate layer covering the core and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein the core is formed from a core rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber containing a polybutadiene, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a terpene-based resin, and a material hardness (Hm) of the intermediate layer and a material hardness (Hc) of the cover satisfy an equation of Hm≤Hc.