Bali, Indonesia (My Sportsbook) - Thongchai Jaidee carded a five-under 67 Saturday to move one stroke clear of the field after three rounds of the Indonesia Open.

Jaidee, a two-time winner on the European Tour, finished 54 holes at nine- under-par 207.

Alexander Noren fired a six-under 66 to move into second place at minus-eight. Richard Bland also fired a 66 to grab a share of third place at seven-under- par 209.

Bland was joined there by Simon Griffiths (69), Scott Drummond (69), Simon Dyson (70), Jeppe Huldahl (70) and Ross McGowan (69).

Jaidee used a stellar first nine holes to fly into the lead. He birdied the second from 12 feet out for the second time in three days to move to minus- five.

After a par on the third at New Kuta Golf Club, Jaidee converted a birdie chance on the par-four fourth.

He came right back with a birdie on No. 5. Jaidee made it three in a row as he birdied the sixth for the second straight round.

Jaidee parred his next two holes before making birdie on the ninth to turn in nine-under. He ran off six consecutive pars to start the back nine. After stumbling to a bogey on the 16th, Jaidee closed with a 14-foot birdie at the last to secure the third-round lead.

"My irons were good and consistent except for one hole. But the key was my putting, which was good," stated Jaidee, who owns 10 wins on the Asian Tour. "The pin positions were tough and the wind was strong on the back nine. If you make the fairway, it's easy to get on the green, but the greens are also very tricky this week. If you hit it more than three feet, it's quite tough and difficult to read the line."

This is the third time Jaidee has owned the 54-hole lead on the European Tour. The other two times both came at the Malaysian Open. In 2000, he lost the lead with a closing 79, while in 2005 he sealed his second straight title at that event with a final-round 70.

Noren birdied two of the first three holes Saturday to climb to four-under. He birdied the seventh and ninth, both for the second day in a row, to turn in six-under.

The Swede dropped in his fifth birdie of the day on the 10th. He ran off seven straight pars from the 11th, then birdied the last to end one behind the leader.

"I had a lot of chances, and made my fair share on the front nine, but I left a few out there. That's always the case, but it's still one of my best rounds of golf, especially from tee to green," Noren admitted. "My wrist was hurting (Friday), which is why I've got it strapped up. It's been troubling me on and off for quite a few weeks now, but never when I'm actually playing."

Second-round leader Steve Webster managed an even-par 72 in the third round. He slipped into a share of ninth place at six-under-par 210. He stands alongside Jamie Donaldson (71) and Jyoti Randhawa (66).