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