Patent ID: 8071684

Claim:
A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer, or a core, a cover layer and at least one intermediate layer therebetween, wherein at least one layer of the core, the intermediate layer and the cover comprises an ionomer composition which includes a resol-type phenolic resin having a chemical structure of the following formula wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methylol; R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each independently hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cyclic alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl or alkenyl group of from 1 to 20 carbons, hydroxyl or a halogen atom; and the letters m and n are each a number from 1 to about 50, and wherein the resol-type phenolic resin in the ionomer composition is included in a proportion, based on the total weight of the ionomer composition, of from about 0.01 to about 5.00 wt %.