Patent ID: 7232383

Claim:
A three-piece solid golf ball comprising a core composed of a center and an intermediate layer formed on the center, and a cover covering the core and having many dimples on the surface thereof wherein the center has a diameter of 12 to 19 mm and a central point hardness in JIS-A hardness of 32 to 71, the intermediate layer has a surface hardness in Shore D hardness of 50 to 65, the cover has a Shore D hardness of 55 to 70, a flexural modulus of not less than 280 MPa and a thickness of 0.5 to 2.5 mm; at least portion of the dimples has a maximum diameter of from 13 to 16% of the diameter of the golf ball, a total number of the dimples is 240–312, and a ratio of the golf ball surface area occupied by the dimples to the total surface area of the golf ball is 78 to 88%.