The St. Louis high school golf scene will look and feel a lot different starting this fall.

Carol Fromuth, one of the most recognizable and vibrant figures in the area high school golf community, died in February at the age of 88.

Fromuth, who began her area coaching career at Lafayette before moving on to build a powerhouse program at St. Joseph’s the last 27 years, coached right up until her death, including the 2024 season.

Beyond that, she touched the lives of so many area golfers — both girls and boys — through offseason programs like the Gateway Junior PGA and the Accelerated Golf Tour.

“At her celebration of life, there were high school kids and there were 90-year-olds. It was very cool,” said Fromuth’s daughter, Susan Bachowski. “I would go into Best Buy and the guy would say,

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