The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 4 letter word STROKE PLAY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result STROKE PLAY
- Skater requiring ploy to tamper with scoring method, of course?
- Some golf kept royals busy
- City about right latitude for common sort of golf tournament
- Tennis skill that determines an Open champion?
- Yokel’s part, reconstructing arrangement for golf tournament
- Drama after member of rowing crew shows one way to compete on course
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The straight part
We know that "one way to compete on course" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one way to compete on course = stroke play.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.