IT'S Major time for John Parry, who tees it up tomorrow stateside at the US Open. The Knaresborough-born golfer told STEVE CARROLL he has high expectations

LISTEN and you can make out the bleating of golfers everywhere.

A shot has not yet been hit in anger at the windswept Chambers Bay, the controversial public golf course near Tacoma that will host the US Open starting tomorrow, but the complaints have already been long and loud.

"As far as the greens are concerned, it's not a championship golf course," said the Texan Ryan Palmer after a recce, while Ian Poulter revealed on social media that other, un-named, players felt the links monster was a "farce".

Built on a disused sand and gravel mine, it will be like nothing ever seen in the 120-year history of the tournament.

But one player you won't hear grouching is John Parry. In fact, the Knaresborough-born golfer can't wait to tee it up.

The US Open has been kind to Parry. Stunning rounds of 66 and 69 in qualification at Walton Heath saw him book his transatlantic plane ticket and was the second time in three years he had qualified for the tournament generally regarded as the toughest Major championship.

At Merion, in 2013, he finished tied-28th as Justin Rose lifted the trophy and, with links skills - low punch shots into wind and chip and run shots into greens - at a premium, the 28-year-old believes he is well set for a good week.

"I am pretty confident about the US Open," he said. "I am going to get out there nice and early and do my preparation and I am feeling good about my game.

"I have had a look on the internet to see what it is going to be like. It looks linksy, but not a positional links course like in Britain. It is going to be one of those unique courses that you have to try and adapt to.

"I flew on Friday so I am going to get five days to prepare there. I will take the time to play a lot of different shots around the greens.

"You could hit it 30 yards left or right and it comes in. There will be a lot of danger in doing that. Every shot is going to be testing.

"I think you have got to do a lot of research. The fairways are going to be quite wide for a US Open but they will be tightening a few up. Obviously there is the wind and it will be key to control the ball.

"But it will be more round the greens. No-one really knows what the course is going to be like. It will be one of those courses where the winner could be -7 or +7 and the USGA won't know until after the first couple of rounds."

If it plays more like an Open Championship course than the brutish, rough-laden test that a traditional US Open provides then it should be manna from heaven for Parry.

Brought up with links golf, the Vivendi Cup winner five years ago is showing good recent form in the sand dunes.

While world number one Rory McIlroy missed the cut in the Irish Open, blown off course in the strong winds with an opening round of 80, Parry thrived - rounds of 72, 70, 72 and 75 helping him to tied 21st.

Having regained his playing rights on the European Tour after excelling at qualifying school last year, the Wetherby-based golfer has also been a model of consistency this season, making nine of 13 cuts.

"I have been playing well for the last two or three months - actually the whole year - and I have been particularly consistent," Parry, who practises at Rudding Park, in Harrogate, explained.

"I feel pretty comfortable and I haven't got any concerns about a particular part of my game. I am just waiting for one of those tournaments for it all to click into place.

"In my first year on tour, it was really good and I finished off really well but I was, if anything, inconsistent and had two or three really good results. This year, it has been more consistent golf, which I would rather have.

"In the last few tournaments - Mauritius, Spain, Ireland and Sweden - I have been fifth, 10th or 14th going into the last couple of rounds. I am getting up there and the more times you can do that the more chance you have of a high finish or winning.

"That's what I want to do more - getting into positions eight or ten times year. If you have only one good event a year, people can forget who you are."

He continued: "When I played in Ireland, it was really good preparation for the US Open. It was so hard in Ireland. Every hole saw a cross wind and you had to hit a lot of chip and runs into greens with big run off areas."

It's a big week. With his place on the European Tour looking solid at the moment, the US Open marks a chance to give lift off to his world ranking of 459 and, crucially, bask in some time in the spotlight.

Most importantly, Parry will hit his first shot imbued with belief. First it is making the cut. Then, who knows?

"There is nothing like going to the course and, having played in a US Open and finished in the top 30, I am going in knowing I can compete," he said.

"I would like to think that, because I have played a lot of links golf as an amateur, I would have an advantage in how to play links golf.

"I didn't feel like I played amazingly at Merion but I felt quite comfortable. It took me a little bit of time to get used to the pace of the greens.

"My aim this time is to get into the top 15 and get into next year's event. First, you have to get through to the weekend and push from there."