Complex sentence: For the first time, players from continental Europe took part in the Ryder Cup (specifically, Spanish golfers Seve Ballesteros and Antonio Garrido), to form Team Europe which replaced Team Great Britain and Ireland as the official opposition to the United States.
Split into simpler sentences: For the first time, players from continental Europe took part in the Ryder Cup (specifically, Seve Ballesteros and Antonio Garrido of Spain). The new Team Europe replaced Great Britain and Ireland as the official opposition to the United States.