Swede Alex Noren put himself on the brink of a maiden European Tour victory by firing a third-round eight-under 63 in the European Masters Saturday to take a two-shot lead. Noren finally proved his comeback was complete after a worrying time with injuries this year as he surged to 15-under-par 198, picking up four shots in the last four holes to go clear of second-placed Charl Schwartzel of South Africa (65). The 2006 Crans winner Bradley Dredge of Britain (68), like Noren aiming for a fast start in Europe's year-long Ryder Cup race, holds third place, three adrift of the lead. Pacemaker Noren came close to his first win earlier in the season when he finished second in the Indonesia Open but then wrist and knee injuries blighted him for three months. He has shown signs of recovery recently and he knows the importance of a grandstand finish, with a place in the elite Dubai World Championship finale also at stake. “I've been struggling to come back,” Noren told reporters after closing with an eagle and two birdies in his last four holes. “Now it feels great to have a chance of winning again. I led once before and didn't do the job so tomorrow is going to be a big day. The way I played today I started thinking about the Ryder Cup, too.” Schwartzel's return to form allows him to target Europe's top 15 who will share out a 10-million-dollar bonus at the Dubai World Championship. He currently lies 34th but can climb to 14th in the money list with victory Sunday. Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez, 45, is still on course to pick up a good haul of points as he tries to become the oldest European Ryder Cup player since continental Europe joined Britain and Ireland in 1979. Jimenez (69) shares fourth place, four shots behind Noren, with Angelo Que of the Philippines (68), the highest placed Asian Tour player in the event co-sanctioned for the first time with Europe, and Briton Ross McGowan (68). Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand (67), who could hold off Schwartzel for 14th place on the money list, is a further stroke back with British youngster Chris Wood (65), who finished tied third in the July British Open. Kim sets 18-hole record Kim Song-hee fired a nine-under 62 to set the 18-hole record and surge into a tie for first place after two rounds of the LPGA's Canadian Women's Open Friday. The 21-year-old South Korean shattered the previous mark of 64 which was set on four different courses and matched eight times. She is tied at nine-under 133 with Norway's Suzann Pettersen who posted a three-under 68 Friday on Calgary's Priddis Greens which is hosting the event for the first time. Catriona Matthew (66) and world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa (68) are tied for third place at eight under par. Ochoa won here in 2008. She made bogey on two of the last three holes to fall out of sole possession of first. M.J. Hur (67), Angela Stanford (65) and Sun Young Yoo (66) are tied for fifth at seven-under-par 135. The 21-year-old Kim is seeking her first win on the LPGA Tour posted six straight birdies. Pettersen is hoping to end a two-year drought with a win here. She won five times in 2007. Pettersen began on the back nine and rolled in three straight birdies, finishing the run off by two-putting on the par-five 12th. First-round leader Anna Rawson of Australia stumbled to a two-over 73 to slide into a tie for 10th place at five-under
