Paul Lawrie may not suit a Miguel Angel Jimenez pony tail but there is one aspect of the Spaniard's style that the former Open champ is keen to copy.

Lawrie is in Barcelona this week for the Spanish Open, a title that will be defended by host nation veteran Jimenez.

Last year, the long-haired man from Malaga became the first player over the age of 50 to win on the European Tour when he captured his home Open.

That success came just a few weeks after he had marked his debut on the lucrative Champions Tour in the US with victory among the game's golden oldies.

Lawrie still has four years before he reaches his half century but the two-time Ryder Cup player is already setting his sights on senior service.

And the 46-year-old Aberdonian would like to emulate the successes of Jimenez and continue to compete on a variety of golfing fronts.

Lawrie said: "Miguel is still competitive on all the tours. I have a one year exemption from my Open win so my plan is to play on the Champions Tour in the US quite a bit but come back and play a few European Senior Tour events and some regular European Tour events like he does."

Lawrie has not had a top-10 on the European Tour since January 2013 and is currently down in 347th spot on the world rankings.

The Scot is focussing on improving his results in the present to help build towards a new chapter in his sporting life in the future.

Lawrie added: "I'm going to keep playing and try to keep myself competitive so that when I get to 50 I'm ready to go. I still feel I have the game and I'm hitting it longer than ever. It's not as if I'm losing stuff by getting older. The Seniors Tour could play into my hands a lot. Look what Colin Montgomerie did. He kept playing and kept competitive and as we all know he won two majors on the senior circuit last year."