A golf ball 2 includes a core 4 , a mid layer 6 , and a cover 8 . The core 4 includes a center 10 and an envelope layer 12 . The ratio of the volume Ve of the core 4 to the volume of a phantom sphere of the golf ball 2 is equal to greater than 76%. The ratio (Co/Do) of an amount of compressive deformation Co of the center 10 to the diameter Do of the center 10 is equal to or greater than 0.085 but equal to or less than 0.130. The ratio (Ce/De) of an amount of compressive deformation Ce of the core 4 to the diameter De of the core 4 is equal to or greater than 0.015 but equal to or less than 0.020.
1. A golf ball comprising a core, a mid layer positioned outside the core, and a cover positioned outside the mid layer, the core comprising a center and an envelope layer positioned outside the center, wherein
the ratio of the volume Ve of the core to the volume of a phantom sphere of the golf ball is equal to or greater than 76%,
the ratio (Co/Do) of the amount of compressive deformation Co of the center, which is measured under conditions of an initial load of 98 N and a final load of 294 N, to the diameter Do of the center is equal to or greater than 0.085 but equal to or less than 0.130,
the ratio (Ce/De) of the amount of compressive deformation Ce of the core, which is measured under conditions of an initial load of 98 N and a final load of 294 N, to the diameter De of the core is equal to or greater than 0.015 but equal to or less than 0.020, and
the ratio (Vo/Ve) of the volume Vo of the center to the volume Ve is equal to or greater than 0.01 but equal to or less than 0.13.
2. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of compressive deformation Co is equal to or greater than 1.2 mm but equal to or less than 2.4 mm.
3. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of compressive deformation Ce is equal to or greater than 0.4 mm but equal to or less than 1.0 mm.
4. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the JIS-C hardness Hc of the cover is less than the JIS-C hardness Ho at the central point of the center.
5. The golf ball according to claim 4 , wherein the difference (Ho−Hc) between the hardness Ho and the hardness Hc is equal to or greater than 5 but equal to or less than 40.
6. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the JIS-C hardness Ho at the central point of the center is equal to or greater than 40 but equal to or less than 80.
7. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the difference (He−Ho) between the JIS-C hardness He at the surface of the core and the JIS-C hardness Ho at the central point of the center is equal to or greater than 15 but equal to or less than 30.
8. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the volume Vo of the center is equal to or greater than 1150 mm 3 but equal to or less than 4849 mm 3 .
9. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the volume Ve is equal to or greater than 31100 mm 3 but equal to or less than 34700 mm 3 .
10. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the JIS-C hardness Hc of the cover is equal to or less than 65.
11. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the cover is equal to or less than 0.8 mm.
12. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the JIS-C hardness Hm of the mid layer is equal to or greater than 90.
13. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the mid layer is equal to or less than 1.5 mm.
14. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein
the cover is formed from a resin composition,
the shear loss elastic modulus G″ of the resin composition, which is measured under conditions of a vibration frequency of 10 Hz and a temperature of 0° C., is equal to or less than 1.95×10 7 Pa, and
the ratio (E″/G″) of the tensile loss elastic modulus E″ of the resin composition, which is measured under conditions of a vibration frequency of 10 Hz and a temperature of 0° C., to the shear loss elastic modulus G″ is equal to or greater than 1.76.
15. The golf ball according to claim 14 , wherein the tensile loss elastic modulus E″ is equal to or greater than 2.00×10 7 Pa but equal to or less than 1.00×10 8 Pa.
16. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is formed from a resin composition, and a principal component of a base material of the resin composition is a thermoplastic polyurethane.
17. The golf ball according to claim 16 , wherein a polyol component of the thermoplastic polyurethane is polytetramethylene ether glycol having a number average molecular weight of 1500 or less.
18. The golf ball according to claim 16 , wherein an isocyanate component of the thermoplastic polyurethane is 4,4′-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate.
19. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the JIS-C hardness He at a surface of the core is equal to or greater than 70 but equal to or less than 95.
20. A golf ball comprising a core, a mid layer positioned outside the core, and a cover positioned outside the mid layer, the core comprising a center and an envelope layer positioned outside the center, wherein
the ratio of the volume Ve of the core to the volume of a phantom sphere of the golf ball is equal to or greater than 76%,
the ratio (Co/Do) of the amount of compressive deformation Co of the center, which is measured under conditions of an initial load of 98 N and a final load of 294 N, to the diameter Do of the center is equal to or greater than 0.085 but equal to or less than 0.130,
the ratio (Ce/De) of the amount of compressive deformation Ce of the core, which is measured under conditions of an initial load of 98 N and a final load of 294 N, to the diameter De of the core is equal to or greater than 0.015 but equal to or less than 0.020,
the ratio (Vo/Ve) of the volume Vo of the center to the volume Ve is equal to or greater than 0.01 but equal to or less than 0.13,
the cover is formed from a resin composition,
the shear loss elastic modulus G″ of the resin composition, which is measured under conditions of a vibration frequency of 10 Hz and a temperature of 0° C., is equal to or less than 1.95×10 7 Pa, and
the ratio (E″/G″) of the tensile loss elastic modulus E″ of the resin composition, which is measured under conditions of a vibration frequency of 10 Hz and a temperature of 0° C., to the shear loss elastic modulus G″ is equal to or greater than 1.76.
21. A golf ball comprising a core, a mid layer positioned outside the core, and a cover positioned outside the mid layer, the core comprising a center and an envelope layer positioned outside the center, wherein
the ratio of the volume Ve of the core to the volume of a phantom sphere of the golf ball is equal to or greater than 76%,
the ratio (Co/Do) of the amount of compressive deformation Co of the center, which is measured under conditions of an initial load of 98 N and a final load of 294 N, to the diameter Do of the center is equal to or greater than 0.085 but equal to or less than 0.130,
the ratio (Ce/De) of the amount of compressive deformation Ce of the core, which is measured under conditions of an initial load of 98 N and a final load of 294 N, to the diameter De of the core is equal to or greater than 0.015 but equal to or less than 0.020,
the ratio (Vo/Ve) of the volume Vo of the center to the volume Ve is equal to or greater than 0.01 but equal to or less than 0.13,
the cover is formed from a resin composition,
a principal component of a base material of the resin composition is a thermoplastic polyurethane, and
a polyol component of the thermoplastic polyurethane is polytetramethylene ether glycol having a number average molecular weight of 1500 or less.