Patent ID: 7148278

Claim:
A golf ball comprising a center and a cover, wherein the cover has a color lightness, L*, of greater than about 86 following exposure to UV light at an irradiance power of 1.00 W/m 2 /nm for a period of about 1 hour to about 4 hours, and the cover comprises: a reaction product comprises a polyurea formed from a prepolymer and a curing agent; and at least one color stabilizer comprising a benzoate having the formula: wherein R 1 is hydroxyalkylether, alkyl, or hydroxyphenyl; R 2 is H, OH, alkyl, hydroxy(alkylether)amino; R 3 is H, alkyl, or OH; and R 4 is H alkyl; and wherein the cover comprises an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer disposed about the inner cover layer, the outer cover layer comprising the reaction product.