Patent ID: 7131915

Claim:
A golf ball comprising: a core; and a cover comprising: an inner cover layer having a thickness of 0.010 to 0.100 inches and comprising a non-ionomeric composition comprised of an acid copolymer or terpolymer having a formula of E/X/Y, where E is an olefin, Y is a carboxylic acid, and X is a softening comonomer; an outer cover layer comprising: a light-stable polyurea or a copolymer of a polyurea; and an intermediate cover layer disposed between the inner and outer cover layers comprising a fully-neutralized ionomer formed from a reaction between an ionomer having acid groups, a suitable cation source, and a salt of an organic acid, the cation source being present in an amount sufficient to neutralize the acid groups by at least 100%, wherein the organic acid is selected from the group consisting of caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, erucic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid.