Shot on green, briefly to one side, straightened out (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
put right
'straightened out' is the definition.
(to put right is to organise or sort out)
'shot on green briefly to one side' is the wordplay.
'shot on green' becomes 'putt' (a putt is a shot on a golf green).
'briefly' means to remove the last letter.
'to one side' becomes 'right' (I've seen this before).
'putt' with its last letter taken off is 'put'.
'put'+'right'='PUT RIGHT'
(Other definitions for put right that I've seen before include "Repair" , "Correct" , "Make good" .)