WILL Barnes stormed to an eight-under-par 64 to win the opening pro—am in the myProGolfer Winter Series at Fairhaven.

The PGA Cup player attached to Garstang eagled the first hole and accumulated six birdies as he handed in a flawless card to finish a shot ahead of Andrew Murray and Adrian Ambler.

Murray, who plays out of Cheshire club Portal, reproduced the form that helped him to a career best on the European Senior Tour earlier this month when he tied fourth with Irishman Des Smyth in the Benahavis Masters in Marbella.

He also reeled of an eagle to add to his five birdies while Ambler, from Walton Golf Centre in Wakefield, picked up six shots on the inward half. Barnes, meanwhile, made it a double by bringing home the winning team.

LEADING SCORES: 64 Will Barnes (Garstang); 65 Adrian Ambler (Walton Golf Centre), Andrew Murray (Portal); 66 David Shacklady (Mossock Hall); 67 Adam Powell (Hartford); 68 Matthew Tottey (North Wales), Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall).