Fund Quote by Tim Henman

The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.

— Tracy Austin

When I was in my early 20s and still at uni, I won a short-story competition: £200 was the prize.

— Ian Rankin

I was on a competitive 'Halo' team, and we would enter tournaments for money.

— Gordon Hayward

When I won the worlds in 1990, I won 70 out of the next 72 or 74 tournaments.

— Phil Taylor

My total winnings after 14 appearances were $129,000.

— Charles Van Doren

The first tournament I ever played, I won. I was six years old.

— Garbine Muguruza

The very first tournament I watched is the U.S. Open when I was 13. And that was the year Juli Inkster won.

— Yani Tseng

I was in Las Vegas, playing on the fruit machines. I was only 20 at the time and I won the jackpot of $72,000,…

— Adrian Lewis

I don't remember the first time I won. I remember the first time I lost, and it sucked. It was go-karts; I was, like,…

— Juan Pablo Montoya

I can't ever remember anyone winning a tournament like that.

— Gene Littler

I feel like I've won a decent amount of tournaments for only being a pro for four years; however, they have been at low…

— Viktor Hovland

I remember how I, too, was part of the Azlan Shah tournament for the first time in 2005. After that, I went to the…

— Sandeep Singh