
CONTENTS
18
NINE'S SO FINE!
Martina Navratilova made Centre Court at Wimbledon hers alone by winning a record ninth championship
BY CURRY KIRKPATRICK
26
WINNING UGLY IN ROME
In perhaps the unloveliest World Cup final ever, West Germany finally prevailed over Argentina
BY CLIVE GAMMON
34
BASEBALL AT MIDSEASON
The first half of the 1990 season was plagued by patchy pitching and enlivened by some real hot Sox
BY TIM KURKJIAN
The Golf Boom
44
HOW I BEAT THE VEEP
With a little (O.K., lots of) help from a pro, the author beat golfing ace Dan Quayle
BY RICK REILLY
60
PLAYING GOD
The Almighty rested now and again, but today's in-demand course architects never stop
BY JOHN GARRITY
70
MEA CULPA
PGA Tour commissioner Dean Beman, father of stadium golf, says his baby has grown too big
BY JOHN GARRITY
78
KEEPER OF THE FLAME
The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews is the game's vigilant custodian—and more
BY JOHN GARRITY
DEPARTMENTS
6
LETTERS
13
SCORECARD
90
INSIDE THE NFL
97
FOR THE RECORD
98
POINT AFTER
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID WALBERG
PHOTO
JOHN BIEVER
DOUBLE DIP: While a black-clad frogman/ photographer lurked nearby, 26-year-old twins Karen (top) and Sarah Josephson smiled and stroked their way to the synchronized swimming gold at the Olympic Festival in Minneapolis.