Though far from green, it's a good place to drive (3)
I believe the answer is:
tee
'drive' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'though far from green it's a good place' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'from' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tee that I've seen before include "Peg for golfer" , "Golfer's starting point" , "Stand" , "Mark" , "Golfing equipment" .)