Golf balls containing layers made from transparent polyamide and plasticizer compositions

A golf ball, comprising:

• a) a core having at least one layer;
• b) an inner cover layer comprising a comprising a polyamide composition, the polyamide composition consisting essentially of:
• i) about 40 to about 99% by weight transparent polyamide;
• and
• ii) about 1 to about 60% by weight of a fatty acid salt,
• the inner cover layer being disposed about the core and having a Shore D midpoint hardness in the range of about 55 to about 75;
• and
• c) an outer cover layer disposed about the inner cover layer and having a Shore D surface hardness in the range of about 15 to about 65, wherein the hardness of the outer cover layer is softer than the hardness of the inner cover layer.

A golf ball, comprising:

• a) dual core comprising an inner core and outer core layer, the inner core having an outer surface and geometric center and the outer core layer having an outer surface and inner surface;
• the inner core comprising a rubber composition and the outer core layer comprising a polyamide composition, the polyamide composition consisting essentially of:
• i) about 40 to about 99% by weight plasticized polyamide;
• and
• ii) about 1 to about 60% by weight of a fatty acid salt,
• wherein the center of the inner core and surface of the outer core layer each has a hardness, and the surface hardness of the outer core layer is greater than the center hardness of the inner core;
• and
• b) a cover having at least one layer disposed about the core.