The Course

The original Riverview golf course was laid out in August, 1898, as a five-hole course all to the east of the large ravine. The original members themselves laid out the course, taking advantage of the natural contours and hazards of the land. Holes were resourcefully made by sinking tomato cans into the ground. The original members are quoted in newspaper articles as saying the first time they tried to play the course about all they could do was knock the balls around with their drivers.

The five-hole course was extended to seven the following spring when two holes were added to the west of the ravine.

A few years later, two more holes were added to the west of the ravine making the course a nine-hole course. During the 1920s several studies were conducted into the feasibility of making the course an eighteen-hole course, but it was determined that the 120 acres owned by Riverview was not enough to accomplish this, so the course remained at nine holes.

In 1957, the course layout again changed when the City of Appleton needed some of Riverview's land to improve the approach of the Oneida Street Bridge.

Riverview Golf Course has always been considered one of the prettiest and most challenging golf courses in the area.