Examples of materials used for the intermediate layer 2 in the golf ball of the present invention include thermoplastic resins, such as ionomer resin, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) resin, polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin; thermoplastic elastomers, such as polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer, polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer, polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer; or