Complex sentence: He was the first alternate when D.A. Points withdrew just minutes before his tee time and playing partner Carl Pettersson already teed off and Harman teed off alone for the first round.
Split into simpler sentences: He was the first alternate when D. A. Points withdrew just minutes before his tee time. Playing partner Carl Pettersson had already teed off and Harman teed off alone for the first round.