Starting place for a golfer (3)
I believe the answer is:
tee
'starting place for a golfer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tee that I've seen before include "Golfer's peg" , "Peg for golfer" , "Golf ball support" , "Golf-peg" , "Where a hole starts" .)