Lawrie sends warning to PDC stars as he bids to become youngest Tour Card holder

MITCHELL LAWRIE insists he will not be a ProTour punchbag if he becomes the youngest player ever to obtain a PDC Tour Card.

The Scottish whizkid turns 16 on November 4 and will bid to make history at January’s Q-School in Milton Keynes.

Lawrie, 15, has already taken the darts world by storm after becoming the first teenager to reach the WDF World Championship final last December.

Wee Sox has since added the Irish Classic, World Masters, Scottish Open and Welsh Open to his JDC World Championship crown.

But Lawrie knows he still has plenty to learn if he makes it on to the professional circuit and refused to set any immediate goals.

He told Oche180: “Not really, just go and enjoy it. I’ve got two years on the ProTour, I may as well make the most of it.

“I am 16 years of age at the end of the day. If I go on and get my Tour Card, I am going to be playing darts for another 30 or 40 years.

“The first two years are a learning experience. Let’s see how I do. I definitely want to do well.

“I’m not saying I want to go in there and just be someone that people can run over and beat 6-0, 6-1 or 6-2.

“I want to go in there and hold my own. But it’s not a big deal to me what happens the first two years for me.

“It’s all a learning curve. I am still progressing in this game. I’ve got a good head on my shoulders and good people around me, so I'm sure I'll be fine.”

The WDF No1 has seen first-hand the impact Littler has made since bursting onto the PDC scene as a teenager.

Littler has lifted FOURTEEN major titles since joining the PDC circuit just two-and-a-half years ago.

Lawrie looks to The Nuke as he aims to carve out his own legacy in the sport.

He added: my own career, everybody would be happy.

“He makes you believe you can go and do it at such a young age.

“But then yet again, I don’t want to be him and I just want to be my own person, do my own path.”

Mitchell Lawrie is a Target Darts ambassador.

Words: Aaron Nijjar

Image: Taylor Lanning