Suffolk Golf Course is a public facility in Suffolk, Virginia, designed by Dick Wilson with Russell Breeden and opened in the mid-1960s. Wilson, known for his work throughout the Southeast and Caribbean during the postwar golf boom, brought his characteristic design approach to this Hampton Roads region course. Breeden, who collaborated with Wilson on several projects before establishing his own practice, contributed to the routing and detailing. The course serves the southeastern Virginia golfing community in a region where public golf options expanded significantly during this era. The layout occupies relatively flat coastal plain terrain typical of the Tidewater area, with mature tree-lined fairways that have developed over the decades since opening. Wilson's design philosophy generally emphasized strategic bunkering and green complexes that rewarded precision, and these principles are evident in the course's architecture. The property's natural characteristics include stands of pine and hardwood that frame holes and influence shot values, particularly on approach play where tree positioning affects angles into greens. Suffolk Golf Course functions as an accessible public facility for the local community and visitors to the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The course provides a straightforward test of golf without severe terrain changes, relying instead on Wilson's routing and hazard placement to create interest and challenge. It represents the type of municipal and daily-fee course development that characterized American golf's growth in the 1960s, offering affordable play in a region with strong military and civilian golfing populations.