An object of the present invention is to provide a material from which a golf ball having excellent resilience and durability can be obtained. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition containing: (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polyamide, an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, a partially saponified product of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and a polyvinyl alcohol, (B) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (b-1) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (b-2) a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (b-3) a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (b-4) a metal ion-neutralized product of a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (C) a fatty acid metal salt having 18 or less carbon atoms.
本发明的目的是提供一种材料,用它制成的高尔夫球具有极佳的回弹性和耐用性。本发明提供了一种高尔夫球
树脂组合物,其中含有(A) 至少一种选自聚酰胺、
乙烯-
乙烯醇共聚物、
乙烯-
醋酸乙烯共聚物的部分皂化产物和聚
乙烯醇的成员、(B) 至少一种选自以下组别的
树脂组分 (b-1) 由烯烃和具有 3 至 8 个碳原子的 α、β-不饱和
羧酸组成的二元共聚物, (b-2) 由烯烃和具有 3 至 8 个碳原子的 α、β-不饱和
羧酸组成的二元共聚物的
金属离子中和产物、(b-3) 由烯烃、具有 3 至 8 个碳原子的 α,β-不饱和
羧酸和 α,β-不饱和
羧酸酯组成的三元共聚物、(b-4) 由烯烃、具有 3 至 8 个碳原子的 α,β-不饱和
羧酸和 α,β-不饱和
羧酸酯组成的三元共聚物的
金属离子中和产物,以及 (C) 具有 18 个或更少碳原子的
脂肪酸金属盐。