Disclosed herein is a multi-layer golf ball having a soft outer cover. The
golf ball has a core, one or more mantle or inner cover layers with a
Shore D hardness of 60 or more, and an outer cover with a Shore D
hardness of 53 or less. In a particularly preferred form of the
invention, the inner and/or outer cover layers comprise a reaction
injection molded polyurethane. The golf ball of the invention has
exceptionally soft feel and high spin rates on short shots of 80 yards or
less and, particularly, 40 yards or less, while maintaining good distance
and average spin on full shots.