Whitlock wuxuu jabiyay lafaha lugtiisa isagoo ka ciyaaraya Benidorm bishii Nofeembar 2011 waxaana lagu qasbay inuu ka baxo 2011 Grand Slam of Darts iyo 2011 Players Championship Finals. Ma uusan ciyaarin mar kale ilaa tartankii adduunka ee 2012
iyo, kaliya asbuuc tababar ah gadaashiisa, wuxuu soo bandhigay bandhig cajiib ah si uu uga adkaado Dennis Smith 3<unk>0, celcelis ahaan 105. Wuxuu sii waday qaabkiisa si uu u fududeeyo Steve Beaton 4<unk>1 wareega labaad. Whitlock ayaa u ogolaaday 3<unk>0 inuu hogaamiyo 3<unk>3 16-kii ciyaareed ee ugu dambeeyay ee Michael van Gerwen laakiin wuxuu haystay niyaddiisa si uu ugu guuleysto set-ka go'aaminta, ka dibna si raaxo leh ayuu ugu garaacay Gary Anderson 5<unk>1 si uu u dejiyo iska horimaad semi-final ah Andy Hamilton. Wuxuu hogaaminayay 5<unk>3, wuxuu ubaahanyahay hal set oo kaliya si uu u gaaro finalkiisii labaad ee PDC World Championship, laakiin cadowgiisa ayaa kor uqaaday ciyaartiisa Whitlockna wuxuu ka baxay tartanka. Whitlock ayaa sheegay ka dib kulanka in uu lahaa tartan cajiib ah, ka fiirsaneysa in uusan u malaynayay inuu u ciyaaro.