Woods decided the drop zone close to the green was too wet and instead took the option of playing his fifth shot from where he'd played his third shot.

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The area is easy on the eyes: rolling hills, lush green after finally a wet winter, with an easy mix of tourism and agriculture.

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At one point, he feinted in that direction, allowing that his opponent regarded him as "green behind the ears" (cliche police: that's green, senator, or wet behind the ears).

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Because of the wet weather the Manx government recently announced that the Green Lanes would remain closed for an extra month this year, opening on 1 May.

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Conversely, market signals suggest that green energy is, at least for now, the proverbial wet blanket.

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We crossed into deep green shadows, heavy with the weight of damp branches, dripping ferns, wet leaves and grasses.

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