Complex sentence: The following year, Els defended his World Match Play Championship, defeating Steve Elkington three-and-one, won the Byron Nelson Classic in the United States then headed back home to South Africa and won twice more.
Split into simpler sentences: The following year, Els defended his World Match Play Championship, defeating Steve Elkington 3 & 1. Els won the Byron Nelson Classic in the United States then headed back home to South Africa and won twice more.