Pros:
A quick 9 nestled at the back of Platte City, Riverview has plenty of character to make an interesting round even with such short holes.
Nine good DisCatchers and a course sign at the corner of the parking lot.
Elevation is used well, big downhills on 1, 3, and 8, uphill on 2, but it's the milder changes that make the course really stand out. The rise in the land where you'd like your shot to skip on 4 making things difficult or the land falling away more sharply as you go further down the fairway of 5 making the ace run risky. It all adds to the challenge.
Wooded lines are the other highlight, the shaped fairway of 3 and 4, the dogleg to the pin on 6, and the short lines on 8 and 9, the woods force control on what would otherwise be easy holes.
Cons:
The tee signs pictured are all gone. The posts for most of them are still there so hopefully replacements are coming but it doesn't look like a priority. I couldn't find the tee post of 1 so I played from the concrete next to the bleachers. The tees have some mulch, but with use there's a lot of mud around, too.
Hole 7 probably used to have a line, but it's long gone. The best option is a righty backhand around the pines and over the baseball field and hope for a putt.
Some funky navigation spots, finding 4's tee from 3 is a trek through some pines, and 6's tee doesn't give much indication that you're supposed to turn around and throw back through the opening you just came through.
Other Thoughts:
Plenty of parking even if the shelter, course, and soccer fields are busy
With so little room and an average hole distance of 199ft, you wouldn't expect such a good course out of this land. However, they've pulled it off quite nicely, offering challenge for forehands and backhands alike, and punishment for missed shots. If you're craving more golf in between St Joseph and Kansas City, this is the spot for you.