Patent ID: 8227545

Claim:
A golf ball comprising: a. a core; b. an outer cover layer; and c. from 0 to 5 intermediate layers; and d. wherein one or more of said core, outer cover, and/or intermediate layers if present, comprises the reaction product of i. (A) a polymer comprising ethylene and/or an alpha olefin with one or more α, β-ethylenically unsaturated C 3 -C 20 carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids or phosphoric acids, ii. (B) a compound having a general formula (R 2 N) m —R′—(X(O) n OR y ) m , wherein (1) R is selected from the group consisting of (a) hydrogen, (b) one or more C 1 -C 20 aliphatic systems, (c) one or more cycloaliphatic systems, (d) one or more aromatic systems, and (e) combinations thereof; (2) R′ is a bridging group comprising (a) one or more unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 straight chain or branched aliphatic or alicyclic groups, or (b) one or more substituted straight chain or branched aliphatic or alicyclic groups, or (c) one or more aromatic groups, (d) one or more oligomers each containing up to 12 repeating units, and (3) when X=C or S or P, m is 1-3, (4) when X=C, n=1 and y=1; and (5) when X=S, n=2 and y=1 iii. (C) a basic metal ion salt, which has the capacity to neutralize some or all of the acidic group present in Blend Components (A) and (B).