Golf ball

A golf ball comprising a solid core, an intermediate layer, and a cover in a surface of which a plurality of dimples are formed,

• wherein said solid core has a center JIS-C hardness in a range of 50 to 70 and a surface JIS-C hardness in a range of 60 to 80, and has a diameter in a range of 35 to 40 mm,
• said intermediate layer is made from a material containing an ionomer resin as a main component, and has a JIS-C hardness in a range of 70 to 85 and a thickness in a range of 0.5 to 2 mm,
• said cover is made from a material containing an ionomer resin as a main component, and has a JIS-C hardness in a range of 85 or more and a thickness in a range of 0.5 to 2 mm,
• a difference in JIS-C hardness between said intermediate layer and the surface of said solid core (|intermediate layer hardness−solid core surface hardness|) is in a range of 15 or less,
• a difference in JIS-C hardness between said cover and said intermediate layer (|cover hardness−intermediate layer hardness|) is in a range of 10 or more,
• the hardnesses of said solid core, said intermediate layer, and said cover satisfy a relationship of (hardness gradient from intermediate layer to cover)/(hardness gradient from core center to intermediate layer)≧6,
• said dimples are arranged in such a manner that there is no great circle line not crossing any one of said dimples;
• wherein a dimple volume occupying ratio VR (%) is in a range of 0.60 to 1.00%, said dimple volume occupying ratio being defined as a ratio of a total of dimple space volumes under plane surfaces surrounded by edge portions of said dimples to a volume of a virtual ball being the same as said golf ball except that said virtual ball has no dimples, and
• a dimple surface occupying ratio SR (%) is in a range of 70 to 85%, said dimple surface occupying ratio being defined as a ratio of a total of areas occupied by dimple forming portions to a surface area of said virtual ball.