An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance on driver shots and an excellent shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core, an intermediate layer covering the spherical core, and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein a material hardness (Hm) of a resin composition constituting the intermediate layer ranges from 65 to 80 in Shore D hardness, a material hardness (Hc) of a resin composition constituting the cover ranges from 57 to 72 in Shore D hardness, a hardness difference (Hm−Hc) between the material hardness (Hm) and the material hardness (Hc) is more than 0, and the intermediate layer has a surface hardness satisfying a hardness difference (HmsC−HmsD) between a hardness thereof shown in Shore C hardness (HmsC) and a hardness thereof shown in Shore D hardness (HmsD) of 27 or less.
1. A golf ball comprising a spherical core, an intermediate layer covering the spherical core, and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein:
a material hardness (Hm) of a resin composition constituting the intermediate layer ranges from 65 to 80 in Shore D hardness,
a material hardness (Hc) of a resin composition constituting the cover ranges from 57 to 72 in Shore D hardness,
a hardness difference (Hm−Hc) between the material hardness (Hm) and the material hardness (Hc) is more than 0,
the intermediate layer has a surface hardness satisfying a hardness difference (HmsC−HmsD) between a hardness thereof shown in Shore C hardness (HmsC) and a hardness thereof shown in Shore D hardness (HmsD) of 27 or less,
a ratio (Sm/Sc) of a bending stiffness (Sm) of the resin composition constituting the intermediate layer to a bending stiffness (Sc) of the resin composition constituting the cover is 2 or more, and
a resin component of the resin composition constituting the intermediate layer consists of a polyamide resin and an ionomer resin,
wherein the polyamide resin is at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyamide 6, polyamide 11, polyamide 12, polyamide 66, polyamide 610, polyamide 6T, polyamide 6I, polyamide 9T, polyamide MST, polyamide 612, poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide, and poly-m-phenylene isophthalamide.
2. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the cover has a surface hardness satisfying a hardness difference (HcsC−HcsD) between a hardness shown in Shore C hardness (HcsC) and a hardness shown in Shore D hardness (HcsD) of 27 or more.
3. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the resin composition constituting the cover contains an ionomer resin as a resin component, and the cover has a thickness (Tc) ranging from 0.5 mm to 1.3 mm.
4. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer has a thickness (Tm) ranging from 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm.
5. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the surface hardness (HmsC) of the intermediate layer ranges from 93 to 100 in Shore C hardness.
6. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the surface hardness (HmsD) of the intermediate layer ranges from 66 to 80 in Shore D hardness.
7. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the resin composition constituting the intermediate layer has the bending stiffness (Sm) ranging from 3000 kgf/cm 2 to 9000 kgf/cm 2 .
8. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the surface hardness (HcsC) of the cover ranges from 91 to 98 in Shore C hardness.
9. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the surface hardness (HcsD) of the cover ranges from 58 to 72 in Shore D hardness.
10. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the resin composition constituting the cover has the bending stiffness (Sc) ranging from 1500 kgf/cm 2 to 6000 kgf/cm 2 .
11. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the hardness difference (Hm−Hc) is 20 or less in Shore D hardness.
12. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio (Sm/Sc) is 5 or less.
13. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the spherical core has a center hardness (Ho) ranging from 15 to 50 in Shore D hardness.
14. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the spherical core has a surface hardness (Hs) ranging from 35 to 70 in Shore D hardness.
15. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the spherical core has a hardness difference (Hs−Ho) between a surface hardness (Hs) and a center hardness (Ho) thereof ranging from 10 to 40 in Shore D hardness.
16. The golf ball according to claim 14 , wherein a difference (Hm−Hs) between the material hardness (Hm) and the surface hardness (Hs) is more than 0 and 20 or less in Shore D hardness.
17. The golf ball according to claim 14 , wherein a difference (Hc−Hs) between the material hardness (Hc) and the surface hardness (Hs) is more than 0 and 20 or less in Shore D hardness.
18. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the spherical core has a diameter ranging from 36.5 mm to 42.2 mm.
19. The golf ball according to claim 4 , wherein a mass ratio (ionomer resin/polyamide resin) of the ionomer resin to the polyamide resin ranges from 90/10 to 50/50.
20. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the resin composition constituting the cover contains an ionomer resin and a thermoplastic styrene resin as a resin component.