SIMON WHITLOCK took another step towards qualifying for the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship with victory on the Australian Grand Prix circuit this weekend.

Whitlock is now clear at the top of the AGP rankings and can take an insurmountable lead if he wins next weekend's tournament at the Russell Stewart Classic in Oak Flats, NSW, which carries double ranking points.

Whitlock was a 6-0 winner over Russell Stewart in Sunday's fourth Park Trent Properties AGP event of the year.

His whitewash in the final repeated his success in Saturday's non-ranked Goulburn Workers Club Open.

Barry Jouannet, twice a World Championship qualifier, was defeated by Whitlock in the semis, with Steve Macarthur the other last 16 loser.

Park Trent Properties Australian Grand Prix
Goulburn Open
Winner: Simon Whitlock - 10 points
Runner-Up: Russell Stewart - 8 points
Semi-Finalists: Barry Jouannet, Steve Macarthur - 6 points
Quarter-Finalists: Glenn Power, Brian Roach, Paul Cotton, Mick Tapper - 4 points
Last 16: Gordon Ling, Mike Merz, Mark Jobson, Shane Haddy, David Clegg, Jamie Browne, Dave Fitzpatrick, Jerry Weyman - 2 points