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Ian Poulter in the hunt at the RBC Heritage as Masters winner Tiger Woods goes out to party Ian Poulter is five shots off the lead at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina Pan Cheng-tsung is currently top of the leaderboard at 12-under par  Tiger Woods enjoyed dinner in his own restaurant on Jupiter Island, Florida

By Derek Lawrenson for the Daily Mail

Published: 22:31 BST, 21 April 2019 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 April 2019

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Whatever has happened to the Tiger Woods who was once so reclusive when outside the ropes that he named his boat ‘Privacy?’

Tiger showed up for dinner in his own restaurant on Jupiter Island, Florida with his girlfriend Erica Herman over the weekend and did not request a table away from the crowd.

He walked through the front entrance wearing his green jacket, and happily posed with his fellow diners. He is truly a man transformed following his life-affirming Masters victory.

Ian Poulter is five shots off the lead at the RBC Heritage tournament in South Carolina

Ian Poulter is five shots off the lead at the RBC Heritage tournament in South Carolina

While Tiger has been savouring the reclamation of his status as America’s leading sporting icon, another 43-year-old was trying to win a Tartan jacket handed out to the winner of the traditional post-Masters event, the Heritage Classic in South Carolina.

It did not look good for Ian Poulter after a ropey start but, like Tiger, there is no hiding the evident relish with which he is seizing a second chance in his professional life.

As he prepared for the final round in the last group alongside world No 1

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