Novel dual cores for golf balls

A golf ball comprising:

• a dual core having a center component and a core layer disposed about said center component, wherein said center component comprises a thermoset material and said core layer comprises a thermoplastic material;
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• a single cover layer disposed about said dual core, said cover layer having a Shore D hardness of from about 40 to about 80.

A golf ball comprising:

• a dual core including a center component and a core layer disposed about said center component, said center component comprising a thermoset material and said core layer comprising a thermoplastic material;
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• a cover layer assembly disposed about said dual core.

A golf ball comprising:

• a dual core having a center component and a core layer disposed about said center component wherein both said center component and said core layer comprise a thermoplastic material;
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• a cover layer disposed about said dual core.

A golf ball comprising:

• a dual core assembly including (i) a center component and (ii) a core layer disposed about said center component;
• a dual cover assembly disposed on said dual core assembly, said dual cover assembly including an (i) inner cover layer, and (ii) an outer cover layer disposed on said inner cover layer, said outer cover layer defining a plurality of dimples, at least one of said inner cover layer and said outer cover layer comprising a first ionomer having 16 weight percent acid or less, and at least one of said inner cover layer and said outer cover layer comprising a second ionomer having greater than 16 weight percent acid.

A golf ball comprising:

• a dual core assembly, said dual core including a center core component and a core layer disposed about said center core component;
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• a cover layer disposed about said dual core assembly, said cover layer comprising a polyurethane material.

A golf ball comprising:

• a dual core assembly, said dual core assembly including (i) a center core component and (ii) a core layer disposed about said center core component;
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• a dual cover assembly disposed on said dual core assembly, said cover assembly including an inner cover layer having a Shore D hardness of 70 or more, and said outer cover layer having a Shore D hardness of 45 or less.

A golf ball comprising:

• a dual core assembly, said dual core assembly having a center core component and a core layer disposed about said center core component;
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• a cover layer disposed about said dual core assembly, said cover layer including an acrylic acid based high acid ionomer neutralized with a cation selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, lithium, zinc, magnesium, manganese, calcium, nickel, and combinations thereof.

A golf ball comprising:

• a multi-layer core assembly including (i) a center core component, (ii) a first core layer disposed on said core component, and (iii) a second core layer disposed on said first core layer;
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• a cover layer disposed on said multi-layer core assembly.

A golf ball comprising:

• a dual core assembly including (i) a center core component and (ii) a core layer disposed on said center core component;
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• a cover layer disposed on said dual core assembly, said cover layer including a thermoplastic elastomer.

A golf ball comprising:

• a dual core assembly, said dual core assembly comprising (i) a center core component and (ii) a core layer disposed on said center core component, said center component including a thermoset material and said core component including a thermoplastic material;
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• a multi-layer cover assembly disposed on said dual core assembly, said multi-layer cover assembly including (i) an inner cover layer and (ii) an outer cover layer.