Complex sentence: Tryon did survive the full grind of qualifying for the PGA Tour in the fall of 2001, making his way through all three levels of elimination events, to become, at age 17, the youngest player to earn exempt status in this manner.
Split into simpler sentences: Tryon did survive the full grind of qualifying for the PGA Tour in the fall of 2001. He made his way through all three levels of elimination events, to become, at age 17, the youngest player to earn exempt status in this manner.