A solid golf ball having a good shot feel and controllability as well as an excellent flight performance and durability which comprises a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover has a two layer structure composed of an outer cover and an inner cover, wherein the inner cover is prepared from a resin composition having a flexural modulus of 5,000 to 12,000 Kgf/cm.sup.2 and comprising a polyamide resin having a flexural modulus of 6,000 to 30,000 Kgf/cm.sup.2 with a thermoplastic elastomer having a JIS/A hardness of 30 to 98, in a weight ratio of polyamide: thermoplastic elastomer within the range of 95:5 to 50:50.