Golf ball resin composition and golf ball

A golf ball comprising a core, one or more intermediate layers covering the core, and a cover covering the one or more intermediate layers, wherein at least one layer of the intermediate layers is formed from a golf ball resin composition containing a resin component and (C) a fatty acid metal salt having 18 or less carbon atoms,

• wherein the resin component of the golf ball resin composition consists of
• a resin component consisting of components (A) and (B),
• (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, and
• (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,
• (C) the fatty acid metal salt having 18 or less carbon atoms has at least one substituent group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a halogen and a dialkylamino group, and
• the golf ball resin composition contains the component (C) in an amount of 0.1 parts by mass or more and 4.5 parts by mass or less with respective to 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the component (A) and the component (B).