Golf balls comprising non-ionomer glycidyl polymer layers

Abstract

A golf ball comprising a core, a cover, and an intermediate layer disposed between the core and the cover, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a glycidyl homo-polymer having the formula: 1 wherein R1 is hydrogen, CH3, linear or branched alkyl group having the formula CxH2x+1 where x is an integer from 1 to about 8, aromatic, or alicyclic; R2 is hydrogen, CH3, linear or branched alkyl group having the formula CyH2y+1 where y is an integer from 1 to about 20, aromatic, or alicyclic; and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 6; or a glydidyl co-polymer having the formula: 2 wherein R3, R4, and R5 are hydrogen, CH3, linear or branched alkyl group having the formula CxH2x+1, where x is an integer from 1 to about 8, aromatic, or alicyclic; R6 is hydrogen, CH3, linear or branched alkyl group having the formula CyH2y+1 where y is an integer from 1 to about 20, aromatic, or alicyclic; o ranges from about 1 to about 99 weight percent of the total polymer; p ranges from about 99 to about 1 weight percent of the total polymer; and q is an integer ranging from 1 to about 6.

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