LYDNEY Golf Club has moved out of its Lakeside premises for good and onto its new 77-acre home on the other side of the bypass at Naas Farm.
On Sunday, the 102-year-old club held its first tournament to mark the historic relocation.
Club captain Mark Anderson said: "It's been a big effort by all concerned, but it's still very much a work in progress.
"We moved out of the old place on the last day of April. It's sad in some ways because we have guys who played there for almost 50 years. For them, leaving was quite a wrench.
"However, the land we are on now is ours and our future is in our own hands."
The club is still operating off mats because the tee boxes are not yet ready to use. However, the new greens were in use on Sunday for the first time.
The nine hole course comprises three par fives and a couple of par threes.
Mark said: "The weather will have a big say in how we progress as the mains water is not yet connected.
"The clubhouse looks a bit like a building site and we are not yet open to the public, but we are getting there.
"Everything we've done, including buying the land, has been self-funded. Members have been incredibly generous with their time, effort and money.
"The club could have folded but there's a great fighting spirit."
Lee Carter, who advises the greens committee over the upkeep of the course, believes the new course will be better than the old one in time.
He said: "The greens are going to be fantastic and they are much more undulating. It's a longer course and there's a lot more room with less out of bounds. We've planted thousands of trees which need time to develop. We've enough room on the course for 13 or 14 holes."
There are four lakes on the course, which will be used to help water the land.
A bore hole has been dug to ensure the lakes are replenished. Lee added: "We've already got ducks on the lakes and two resident swans, who made themselves at home straight away. We've even built them a swan island."