Pre WW2 course construction in the UK

[Thomas Dai]

Was there much, if any, use of steam shovels in the construction of UK courses during the decades prior to WW2?
If so, where and by whom?
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[Adrian_Stiff]

Was there much, if any, use of steam shovels in the construction of UK courses during the decades prior to WW2?
If so, where and by whom?
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Yeah there was a crew that used to work a lot with Old Old Fred Hawtree and I think Hamilton Stutt. Unfortunately I can't remember their name they to advertise pretty heavily in the magazines, not much was done in the UK between 1930 and 1960 though, many courses half closed and maybe one in four or five never reopened after WW2. Arnold Palmer kicked it off again, prior to 1960 the Open championship slipped to fairly low key.

[Thomas Dai]

Thank you Adrian.
The tools available often govern how a job is undertaken hence my interest in the construction (and maintenance) techniques used in past (and present) times.
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[Thomas Dai]

Pondering this matter again, some of the long, very steep sided but with gradual slopes at one end greenside bunkers at Woodhall Spa look like they could have been made by an early period shovel excavator. Some even seem machine size in width. I wonder if they were?
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