Patent ID: 8444507

Claim:
A golf ball consisting essentially of: an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and having a diameter of from about 0.75 inches to about 1.4 inches, a center hardness (H center ) of about 40 Shore C or greater, and an outer surface hardness of 60 Shore C or greater; an outer core layer having a diameter of about 1.4 inches to about 1.55 inches formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition and having an outer surface hardness (H outer core ) of about 80 Shore C or greater; an inner cover layer formed from a thermoplastic composition and having a material hardness (H inner cover ) less than the outer surface hardness of the outer core layer; and an outer cover layer formed from a composition selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, polyureas, and copolymers and blends thereof.