Sportsman (6)
'sportsman' is the definition.
(I know that player is a type of sportsman)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for player that I've seen before include "South African golfer, b. 1935" , "Sportsman - instrumentalist" , "Partaker in game" , "one on the wing, perhaps?" , "Game's participant" .)
(Other definitions for golfer that I've seen before include "Driver, chipper and putter" , "Player with clubs and tees" , "McGinley or Harrington, say" , "Player on links" , "Swinger on course" .)