Patent ID: 8399566

Claim:
A golf ball comprising; 1) a core comprising a center, 2) an outer cover layer; and 3) one or more intermediate layers, wherein at least one of the intermediate layers comprises a blend composition of; (A) of from about 75 to about 99 wt % (based on the combined weight of Components A and B) of one or more ionomers; and (B) of from about 1 to about 25 wt % (based on the combined weight of Components A and B) of a sodium salt of poly(meth)acrylic acid; and wherein said blend composition has a flexural modulus of from about 5 to about 500 kpsi, and a Shore D hardness of from about 25 to about 85; at least one of the intermediate layers comprises a polyalkenamer rubber selected from the group consisting of polybutenamer rubber, polypentenamer rubber, polyhexenamer rubber, polyheptenamer rubber, polyoctenamer rubber, polynonenamer rubber, polydecenamer rubber polyundecenamer rubber, polydodecenamer rubber, polytridecenamer rubber and any and all combinations thereof; and the outer cover layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of thermoset polyurethanes, thermoset polyureas, thermoplastic polyurethanes, thermoplastic polyureas, ionomers, styrenic block copolymers, ethylene/(meth)acrylic acid copolymers, or ethylene/(meth)acrylic acid/alkyl(meth)acrylate terpolymers, a unimodal ionomer, a bimodal ionomer, a modified unimodal ionomer, a modified bimodal ionomer and any and all combinations thereof.