1. Tapawingo National Golf Club
City: Sunset Hills, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (636) 349-3100
Address: 13001 Gary Player Drive
Description: Tapawingo’s three championship nines, nestled among a scenic environment of rivers, lakes, and hardwood forests, are designed to offer the ultimate golf experience. The course’s 27 championship holes were designed by Gary Player, one of only five winners of golf’s Grand Slam. Or, as Player himself describes the course: “God designed the first 6 holes. Player Design helped out with the rest.” The facility offers three 18-hole course combinations.
2. Friendship Village Of South County
City: Sunset Hills, MO
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (314) 842-6840
Address: 12503 Village Circle Drive
Description: This retirement community overlooks the Meramec Valley and features apartments and cottage units with satellite cable TV, housekeeping services, laundry, personal garden areas, transportation, a salon, and a nursing facility. The South County life-care community also has a therapeutic swimming pool and hot tub, ballroom, billiard room, and activities such as woodworking and creative and cultural arts.