Darts Prodigy Lennon Wharf is Turning Heads Everywhere He Goes
Stonham Barns Park – one of Suffolk’s premier leisure, retail and holiday destinations and a major darts venue for the region – has just sponsored Brandon-based Lennon Wharf who is just 10 years old and setting new standards for junior darts with his stunning performances.
Lennon ‘The Force’ Wharf – the name he chose from his favourite Star Wars films – is a young player with high hopes of joining the Target Dart’s Elite 1 mentoring programme as their youngest ever player. He aims to be a part of the JDC Foundation Tour going forwards having been playing competitive darts for a little while now breaking records as he goes and becoming the youngest ever player to represent the UK Under 18s.
Gary and Lennon ‘The Force’ Wharf
Now with a Sports Management Company with multiple sponsorships in place including the latest from Stonham Barns Park he is looking at a very bright future in darts.
Speaking about the new sponsorship, Alan Forward of Stonham Barns Park said: ‘Lennon is a very strong young player, and we are very lucky to be able to support him as he focuses on winning trophies. He has a range of sponsors behind him which will help him to follow his dreams of making it big in darts. We think he could go very far indeed.’
Gary and Lennon Wharf and Josh Forward of sponsors SBP
Adds Darren Moyes of Evolution Darts – who works in association with Stonham Barns Park – said, ‘This sponsorship is a perfect match of player and venue. Lennon is an awesome talent. I first met him and his father Gary at the Stowmarket Youth Academy where I sat in a room full of people watching this tiny lad throwing leg after leg of quality darts without a care in the world.’
‘He has a great attitude to darts for someone so young and his family are doing a great job of keeping him grounded while giving him every opportunity to succeed. I really do believe that with the help of Stowmarket Youth Academy and the team at Stonham Barns Park he has every chance of making it big.’
Adds Gary Wharf, ‘Lennon was around three years old when he asked if he could have a go at throwing a dart. This was when I was playing at pub level. I made sure it was safe and he demonstrated he had a talent for darts even then. With seven years of playing experience, he is definitely making waves in the sport now particularly in JDC competitions. He wants to play for England Youth and as far as I can see he’s certainly in with a chance.’
Lennon says, ‘It’s all about keeping cool, pointing the dart correctly and taking one foot off the ground when throwing helps too.’
‘I do love to play and enjoy the competitive atmosphere. Darts helps me with my maths too and as a result I get on well with the subject at school too!’
