The construction of the golf course for the 2016 Rio Olympics has had everything thrown its way, from significant delays to protests from environmentalists to inquiries on alleged misconduct for a public official.

But on Sunday, the course finally was handed over to Olympic organizers, as Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes deemed the course “ready for the Olympic Games.”

The Gil Hanse-designed layout, which remains unnamed, had been plagued by delays but ultimately was completed earlier this year. Now, the $10.6 million layout (that includes an artificial lake) in the upscale neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca goes on full display.

After the hassle in reaching this point, Paes took time to back up the quality of the project.

“If you are in politics, you always have to spend some time defending your point of view,” Paes said.

The course will play host to men’s and women’s events in back-to-back weeks at the 2016 Olympics, golf’s return to the quadrennial event after a 112-year absence. but the layout has been specifically designed to handle a double-header.

After the Olympics, the privately-financed course will become a public track for at least 20 years. With only two other clubs – both private – in Rio, Olympic organizers think the course could be a catalyst for golf in the region.

“It’s a big legacy,” Carlos Nuzman, the president of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, told the Associated Press. “It’s a public golf course. There are a lot of young kids – boys and girls – who want to participate to develop golf. It’s a chance for golf in a new region of the world to be developed.”