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Thu 10 Oct 2007Parnevik back in the grooveLas Vegas Open: Desert golf fan Jesper Parnevik is in high spirits for this week's Las Vegas Open after being edged out in a play-off for the Texas Open on Sunday.Despite being denied his sixth PGA Tour title by Justin Leonard at the third extra hole, Parnevik was delighted to be back in contention on the world's most lucrative circuit. "It's a tough thing to get yourself in a position and I'm happy I got to feel it again because it's been a while," the 42-year-old said. "I think it's been since Bob Hope last year, actually."