Patent ID: 8025594

Claim:
A golf ball comprising: a single layer core and a cover layer disposed about the single layer core, the single layer core being formed from a substantially homogenous formulation and comprising a geometric center and an outer surface; the single layer core further comprising an inner core region disposed about the geometric center, an outer core region adjacent the outer surface, and an intermediate core region disposed between the inner and outer core regions and being at least about 2 mm radially from the geometric center and at least about 2 mm from the outer surface; wherein the inner core region has a first hardness, the outer core region has a second hardness, and the intermediate core region has a third hardness and a fourth hardness, the third hardness being less than the first hardness and the second hardness, and the fourth hardness being greater than the first hardness and the second hardness; and wherein a hardness of the outer surface is greater than a hardness of the geometric center.