Pros:
1) Located in a nice, well maintained, and picturesque park. The course plays through almost entirely very thick woods; mostly hardwoods with some pines near hole 3's basket. It is also almost entirely separated from other park uses. A walking path goes near to holes 1 and 2 but getting to them would take a quite bad shot, bad luck, or both.
2) Great as a beginner friendly or putter only woods course. Short enough to not be too difficult for new players, but technical enough to keep better players from getting bored. Also a very quick round. Both of mine came in at 25-30 minutes, and if you walk fast I could definitely see getting through in under 20.
3) Nice turf tee pads. Grip was plenty and they are light on shoe wear. Even for those who dislike turf pads, they shouldn't pose much of an issue since there are no full power shots here for most players. The tee pad placements are also pretty tricky on a couple holes, being placed just a few feet from where you would probably expect them which makes them much more technical. Hole 6 is the best example of this. Hole 9, though, not so much.
4) There is a nice little practice/warmup area right by the parking lot with a practice basket and a small amount of space for upshots.
5) A truly wonderful, quality course map near tee one. Navigation is no challenge here, but snapping a picture of this map before you start your round will definitely help keep you on the right track your first time through.
Cons:
1) Despite the technicality, the biggest con here is definitely still variety. All of the holes are short, the longest hole is 276ft and many players would be able to bring just a couple putters and still easily shoot under par. Additionally, four (possibly five depending on your opinion) of the nine holes are lefty holes. 3 of them being hard dogleg rights. There is only one hole here that I would say favors a RHBH shot.
2) The baskets leave a bit to be desired. They are older Mach IIs or IIIs and some of them are definitely showing their age. The cage on basket 3 was bent pretty good when I played and parts of the cage on basket 5 were broken off.
3) Holes 8 and 9 are…strange, to say the least. Both are listed as par 4s on the tee signs, which, when playing the holes, I can understand why as there is basically no line to the pin that isn't just luck. But, that's not exactly what I consider good hole design. Hole 8 is the better of the two, as I can see a line to hit to get to the pin, it's just really tight, and not the most intuitive. It is kind of similar to that super short L shaped hole at BRP. Hole 9 on the other hand is, imo, just terrible. Not really any reasonable line to speak of and extremely thick rough on both sides of probably the smallest fairway on the course. Additionally a shame because, as hinted at above, if they moved the tee maybe just 5ft or so to the left I think it would be a very good, albeit very tight, tunnel shot. But as it is now, it's the most awkward and tight S bend that I've ever seen on a hole.
Other Thoughts:
Overall, Silverview Park is a pretty good pitch and putt that is brought down by a couple glaring issues. More variety in hole shape and/or moving the tee on hole 9 would almost certainly have me up the rating up to a 2.0/5. If you are in the area and looking for quick pitch and putt golf, are a righty and need to learn a forehand, or are bringing a new player to play in the woods for the first time this is a great option. But, if you are just looking for a good course to play, there are other, better, options in this area of the city; Coon Rapids, Bethel, Hansen Park, and Riverfront are all within ~10-15 minutes.