CONTENTS

18
LONG GONE
Dwight Evans belted three home runs as the revitalized Boston Red Sox swept the Baltimore Orioles
BY LEIGH MONTVILLE

24
A HALE OF A WEEK
Fresh from his dramatic win at the U.S. Open, 45-year-old Hale Irwin triumphed again, at Westchester
BY STEVE WULF

26
HEART OF A LION
Cameroon's Roger Milla chewed up Colombia in the World Cup to keep an African dream vibrantly alive
BY CLIVE GAMMON

34
LYLE ALZADO: THE SEQUEL
Can a 41-year-old former NFL wild man come back to terrorize the Raiders' opponents once again?
BY SHELLEY SMITH

40
WHO NEEDS SUGAR RAY?
Former boxing champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler has found contentment as, of all things, an actor in Italy
BY RICK TELANDER

The Golf Boom

44
BOOMSPORT USA
Detonated by prosperity in the 1980s, the international golf boom continues unabated into the '90s
BY E.M. SWIFT

54
STRAITJACKETS & CLARITY
Upon attending several schools, the author found that in golf, as in medicine, a second opinion helps
BY JOHN GARRITY

60
THE NIFTY 50
Reasons to feel good about golf, from the haddock served at Royal Dornoch to Don King
BY RICK REILLY

DEPARTMENTS

4
LETTERS

13
SCORECARD

30
HORSE RACING

70
BASEBALL

77
FOR THE RECORD

78
POINT AFTER

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID E. KLUTHO

SIXTEEN PHOTOS

THEO WESTENBERGER

MEMBERS OF THE CLUB: These golfers from all around the U.S. have been swept up in a boom in the sport that's virtually worldwide. A multi-issue series on golf's phenomenal growth begins on page 44.