Patent ID: 6861474

Claim:
A golf ball component selected from the group consisting of a cover and an intermediate layer located between a golf ball core and a cover, the golf ball component comprising: (a) a triblock copolymer having: (i) a first polymer block comprising an aromatic vinyl compound, (ii) a second polymer block including a first compound selected from the group consisting of a diene compound and a hydrogenation product of the diene compound, (iii) a third polymer block including a second compound selected from the group consisting of a diene compound, a hydrogenation product of the diene compound, and an aromatic vinyl compound, and (iv) at least one hydroxyl group; (b) an ionomeric base polymer; and (c) a polymeric modifier selected from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate butylacrylate styrene, methyl methacrylate ethyl hexylacrylate styrene, methacrylate-butadiene-styrene, ethylene vinyl acetate, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, chlorinated polyethylene, a polymer including a maleic anhydride group, and mixtures thereof.