Patent ID: 8450397

Claim:
A golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed from a cover composition containing a non-petroleum based polyester resin and an ionomer resin as a resin component (A) and a needle-like and/or fibrous filler (B), wherein the cover composition has a bending rigidity of 600 MPa or less; the non-petroleum based polyester resin contains a dicarboxylic acid (a-1) and a diol and/or a hydroxycarboxylic acid (a-2) as a constituent component, and at least one of the dicarboxylic acid (a-1) and the diol and/or the hydroxycarboxylic acid (a-2) is a non-petroleum based material; and the needle-like and/or fibrous filler (B) has an average aspect ratio of from 10 to 100 and comprises at least one fibrous filler selected from the group consisting of kenaf, cotton, flax, sheep's wool, silk, feathers, nylon fibers, vinylon fibers, acrylic fibers, polyester fibers, polyolefin fibers, and polyurethane fibers.