| abstract |
A golf ball 2 includes a spherical core 4, an envelope layer 6 positioned outside the core 4, a mid layer 8 positioned outside the envelope layer 6, a reinforcing layer 10 positioned outside the mid layer 8, and a cover 12 positioned outside the reinforcing layer 10. The mid layer has a thickness Tm less than 1.0 mm. The envelope layer has a Shore D hardness Hs of 60 or greater. The mid layer 8 has a Shore D hardness Hm of 50 or greater and 65 or less. The cover 12 has a Shore D hardness Hc less than 40. The golf ball 2 satisfies that Hs>Hm>Hc. The principal components of the base materials of the envelope layer 6, the mid layer 8 and the cover 12 are an ionomer resin, an ionomer resin and a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer, respectively. |