It owed much to the hard work of Constable, who beat York keeper Michael Ingham to a long ball over the top, lofting it back into the middle where Jack Midson nodded down to Green who dispatched a sweet left-foot half-volley into the top corner from the edge of the box.

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Of course from those stratospheric heights, the pace of further spending increases may seem slower, just like if Jack in the Beanstalk and the Jolly Green Giant both eat the same feast, the percentage weight gain for the Giant will be so much smaller than for Jack.

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With his dark gray suit and green tie, he's no Jack Bauer, the scruffy ruthless federal agent on 24.

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The 73-year-old won Green Jackets in 1961, 1974 and 1978 and will join contemporaries Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus on the sidelines.

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He looked just beyond the 18th green to where 3-year-old son Carson was giving a high-five to tournament host Jack Nicklaus.

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