July 9 (Reuters) - Swede Alex Noren birdied the last two holes to break clear of a tightly bunched leaderboard and move two strokes in front after the third round of the Scottish Open in Inverness on Saturday.
The 33-year-old, a four-times winner on the European Tour, fired a four-under-par 68 at Castle Stuart Golf Links to end a wildly fluctuating day of early sunshine and heavy rain showers in the afternoon with a 12-under total of 204.
England's Tyrrell Hatton (66) and Italian Matteo Manassero (68) were tied for second, with New Zealand's Danny Lee (70) and South African Justin Walters (65) a further stroke back at nine-under.