Els teed off, welcoming clubs chosen (8)
I believe the answer is:
selected
'chosen' is the definition.
('select' can be a synonym of 'choose')
'els teed off welcoming clubs' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'welcoming' is an insertion indicator (in sense of 'inviting in').
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'els'+'teed'='elsteed'
'elsteed' with letters rearranged gives 'seleted'.
'seleted' going around 'c' is 'SELECTED'.
(Other definitions for selected that I've seen before include "Chosen or picked" , "Chose, opted for" , "Carefully chosen" , "Chose, picked" .)