Like good gardener's area for putting on felt (5-8)
I believe the answer is:
green-fingered
'like good gardener's' is the definition.
'area for putting on felt' is the wordplay.
'area for putting' becomes 'green' (part of a golf course, ie where people 'put').
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'felt' becomes 'fingered' ('finger' can be a synonym of 'feel').
'green'+'fingered'='GREEN-FINGERED'
(Other definitions for green-fingered that I've seen before include "Horticulturally talented!" , "Possessing natural gardening skills?" , "Having the knack of making plants grow well" , "With a talent for growing things" , "Good at gardening" .)