Las 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."
Parnevik's last PGA Tour victory came at the 2001 Honda Classic.
Scott Verplank, the world number 24, is the highest-ranked player in this week's field at the TPC Summerlin and TPC at the Canyons. Troy Matteson defends the title he won last year.
World number three Jim Furyk will bid for a third successive Nedbank Golf Challenge victory at Sun City from November 29th to December 2nd. Included in the field of 12 named in Johannesburg yesterday were British Open champion Padraig Harrington, and South African favourites Ernie Els, winner in 1999, 2000 and 2002, and Rory Sabbatini.
