Multi-piece solid golf ball

A multi-piece solid golf ball comprising a core, a cover and an intermediate layer therebetween,

• wherein the core, a sphere composed of the core and the intermediate layer which peripherally encases the core (intermediate layer-encased sphere), and the ball have respective surface hardnesses, expressed in terms of Shore D hardness, which satisfy the relationship
• ball surface hardness≤surface hardness of intermediate layer-encased sphere≥core surface hardness;
• the thickness of the cover is not more than 1.2 mm, and the intermediate layer and the cover have respective thicknesses which satisfy the relationship
• (thickness of intermediate layer−thickness of cover)≥0;
• and
• the core has a hardness profile which, expressed in terms of JIS-C hardness, satisfies the following relationships:
• 5≥[hardness at a position 5 mm from core center (C5)−core center hardness (Cc)]>0,
• [core surface hardness (Cs)−core center hardness (Cc)]/[hardness at a position midway between core surface and core center (Cm)−core center hardness (Cc)]3.0, and
• 6≥[hardness at a position midway between core surface and core center (Cm)−core center hardness (Cc)]2.