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Swede Noren boosts treble bid by racing three clear (Reuters)

WATFORD, England (Reuters) - Alex Noren did his hopes of bagging a third European Tour victory in three months a power of good by galloping three strokes clear of the field after the British Masters third round on Saturday.

The Swede, who won the Scottish Open in July and last month's European Masters in Switzerland, produced a battling performance at The Grove with a six-under-par 65 giving him a 16-under tally of 197.

Asked what it would mean to achieve a title treble in a single campaign, the 34-year-old told Reuters this week: "It would be unbelievable.