Tueys Course by Authorhouse – A Golf Tale of Race and Community

Overview

Set along Prairie Winds Golf Course on the east side of St. Louis, Tueys Course draws you into a community under pressure yet alive with possibility. In 2007, Tuey O’Tweety, a black businessman, faces daily harassment and systemic skepticism as he seeks a path out of poverty. The story uses the game of golf as a lens to explore prejudice, ambition, and shifting loyalties. The course itself becomes a living backdrop—each hole offering a moment of tension, humor, or quiet reflection—and the club’s doors open to a world where different lives collide in unpredictable, human ways.

Key settings and journey

From the sunlit stretches of the fairways to the pulse of the clubhouse, the landscape mirrors the social drama unfolding around Tuey. An odd connection puts him together with an eclectic group of golfers and nonplayers who bring their own struggles and backstories to the greens. Through the intertwined lives of a Catholic priest, a greedy banker, a local farmer, a retired luxury car dealer, a Japanese businessman, an evangelistic preacher, and a college football referee, Tuey learns how small decisions ripple outward, reshaping friendships and futures.

What you’ll experience

• A multiethnic, character-driven plot anchored by a single golf course.
• Rich sensory details—the sun-warmed turf, the creak of the clubhouse door, the murmur of conversations before dawn.
• A narrative that blends realism with a hint of fantasy as different worlds intersect on the fairways.
• An evolving sense of community, opportunity, and dilemma as Tuey navigates daily challenges and unexpected alliances.

Why this story stands out

• Gives depth to social issues through intimate, relationship-centered storytelling rather than sermonizing.
• Places golf at the heart of personal and communal life, using it to illuminate resilience and compromise.
• Offers vivid scenes and genuine, nonpreachy insights into power, prejudice, and belonging within a mixed landscape of characters.

This novel invites readers to consider what moments on a quiet golf course might reveal about broader social dynamics. It presents possibilities and questions, inviting curiosity about how individuals and communities respond to pressure without promising outcomes.