Golf ball with RFID inlay between a split core

An RFID ball reading system, the system comprising:

• an RFID reader that includes an antenna;
• and
• an RFID golf ball further comprising,
• an RFID integrated circuit that includes a memory that stores at least one unique identifier, wherein the RFID integrated circuit is planar;
• an RFID antenna electrically coupled to the RFID integrated circuit, wherein the RFID antenna is planar and circular;
• a planar carrier including a first carrier surface that is parallel to a second carrier surface, wherein the planar carrier receives the RFID integrated circuit and the RFID antenna on the first carrier surface to form the RFID tag;
• a compressible inner core that surrounds the RFID tag;
• a compressible outer core that surrounds the compressible inner core and RFID tag to form a compressible core, wherein the compressible outer core has a hardness that is greater than a hardness of the compressible inner core;
• and
• a molded shell that encapsulates the compressible outer core, the compressible inner core, and the RFID tag.

A method for embedding an RFID tag into a compressible core, the method comprising:

• placing an RFID integrated circuit and an RFID antenna on a first surface of a planar carrier to form the RFID tag, wherein the first surface of the planar carrier is parallel to a second surface of the planar carrier, the RFID integrated circuit being planar and including a memory configured to store at least one unique identifier, the RFID antenna electrically coupled to the RFID integrated circuit, and the RFID antenna being planar and circular;
• placing the RFID tag in a slug;
• placing the slug containing the RFID tag in a mold;
• heating the slug to generate an initial compressible core;
• reheating the initial compressible core to generate the compressible core;
• generating an inner core with the RFID tag housed therein;
• generating an outer core that surrounds the inner core;
• and
• wherein the outer core has a hardness that is greater than a hardness of the inner core.