Complex sentence: O'Meara was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, but grew up in southern California in Mission Viejo, and took up golf at age 13, sneaking on to the nearby Mission Viejo Country Club.
Split into simpler sentences: O'Meara was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, but grew up in southern California in Mission Viejo. He took up golf at age 13, sneaking on to the nearby Mission Viejo Country Club.