Mickelson moves one clear at Loch Lomond

Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Phil Mickelson carded a three-under 68 Saturday to move one stroke clear of the field after three rounds of the Scottish Open.
Mickelson completed 54 holes at 12-under-par 201. Gregory Havret, who shared the second-round lead, managed a one-under 70 and is one stroke back at minus-11.
Steve Webster used a third-round 69 to move into third place at nine-under-par 204. Louis Oosthuizen fired the round of the day with his seven-under 64. That moved him from 52nd place, which was the cut line of minus-one, into a share of fourth at minus-eight. He was joined there by Phillip Archer (69).
Ernie Els, a two-time winner here, shares sixth at seven-under-par 206 with Mikko Ilonen and Jose Manuel Lara, who led with Havret after round two.
Mickelson, who could become the first American winner here since Tom Lehman in 1997, opened with a splashing birdie at the third.
His second shot stopped on the edge of the water at the par-five and he blasted from there and onto the green. He rolled in the birdie putt to gain a share of the lead at 10-under.
Lara, playing one group behind Mickelson, birdied three and four to move two clear of the field at 12-under.
As Lara and Havret struggled the remainder of the front nine, Mickelson remained in the mix as he parred three straight from the fourth. He birdied the seventh, then sank a six-footer for birdie on nine to take a two-stroke lead at 12-under.
Mickelson's approach at the 10th plugged so deep in a greenside bunker that he had to take an unplayable lie. After taking a drop, he got up and down for bogey.
The 37-year-old recovered that lost stroke with a four-foot birdie putt on the par-five 13th, a hole which he has played in minus-four through three rounds.
At the short par-four 14th, Mickelson missed his only fairway of the day. He was lucky to find his ball in high grass, then pitched to 11 feet. He two- putted for par, then parred the final four holes as well to remain one ahead.
"It was a real fun day," said Mickelson. "It was a difficult afternoon, with the wind picking up and there were a lot of over-par scores. I hit a lot of good low drives out there and I only missed one fairway all day."
Havret had an up-and-down start with birdies on one and three to go with bogeys on two and four. From there, he parred the next eight holes.
The Frenchman converted a 14-foot putt for birdie on 13 to move to 11-under. He parred out to remain one back.
Alejandro Canizares posted a three-under 68 in round three. He shares ninth place at six-under-par 207 with Ian Poulter, Ross Fisher, Pelle Edberg and Sergio Garcia.