Patent ID: 7090592

Claim:
A multi-piece solid golf ball comprising a core, an outermost layer cover, and an intermediate layer of one or more layers disposed therebetween, wherein: at least one layer of the intermediate layer is formed of a resin composition having organic short fibers compounded therein; the organic short fibers have an average diameter of up to 10 μm; a sphere in the form of the core enclosed with the intermediate layer has a surface hardness of 56 to 75 in Shore D hardness; the ball as a whole has a surface hardness of 52 to 64 in Shore D hardness; the surface hardness of the ball as a whole is lower than the surface hardness of said sphere; and the total gage of said intermediate layer and said outermost layer cover is in the range of 1.5 to 3.0 mm.