Sentence:  As the world 's top sportsman - pro or amateur - Sports Illustrated tapped golf 's confident Arnold Palmer ( Time cover , May 2 ) , who <WSD>staged</WSD> two cliffhanging rallies to win both the Masters and U. S. Open crowns , went on to win a record $ 80738 for the year . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  perform (a play), especially on a stage