Suzhou Sun Island is a typical links golf course with its familiar array of dunes and outcrops superimposed on a rolling terrain. It was designed and built to take full advantage of nature's own creativity: humps, bumps, hillocks and braes in contrast to the added on artificiality of bunkers, moulds and cleverly positioned water hazards. On a windswept day, golfing in Suzhou Sun Island can be extremely challenging. Judging the strength and direction of the wind is a problem for most amateurs. Even on a calm day, it is no piece of cake to overcome the uneven lies and the many blind spots to reach the green. Perhaps, it is this extreme challenge of battling the elements on top of the difficult lies that attracts the serious golfers. In Suzhou Sun Island, golfers experience the ultimate in golfing. To them, challenging oneself is the true test of golfing. Golfers of Suzhou have a particular affection for the Suzhou Sun Island because of its proximity and its warm and thoughtful hospitality. Indeed golfing as a recreation is gaining widespread popularity in and around this ancient city. And Suzhou Sun Island is proud to be part of this fast growing popularity as a leisure sport.