Master managed to flow (6)
I believe the answer is:
stream
'to flow' is the definition.
(I know that stream is a kind of course)
'master managed' is the wordplay.
'managed' indicates an anagram.
'master' anagrammed gives 'STREAM'.
(Other definitions for stream that I've seen before include "Torrent" , "course" , "Brook or rivulet" , "Flow of water on land" , "group of pupils split by ability" .)