Player made to halt tee shot (7)
I believe the answer is:
athlete
'player' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'to halt tee shot' is the wordplay.
'shot' indicates anagramming the letters.
'halt'+'tee'='halttee'
'halttee' with letters rearranged gives 'ATHLETE'.
'made' is the link.
(Other definitions for athlete that I've seen before include "front-runner, possibly" , "Olympic participant" , "Eg, a runner or gymnast" , "E.g. runner or jumper" , "Sporting person" .)