A golf ball maintaining favorable shot feeling, exhibiting great spin rate
when hit by a short iron or the like, and that easily comes to a halt, and
with high spin maintenance is provided. In a golf ball including a core
and a cover surrounding the core, the cover includes an ionomer resin (A
component), a thermoplastic elastomer with a rubber component or a
modified product thereof (B component), and a resin (C component) having
solubility with the thermoplastic elastomer with a rubber segment or a
modified product thereof. The mixed ratio of the A component/B component
is 0.25-4, and the C component/B component is 0.1-0.9.