We all like a good groan, grumble and grouse at times and much of this clenched-teeth carping centres around the weather as we mutter and mumble on about tightly packed isobars, occluded fronts and swirling, birling areas of low pressure.

We're in the not-so-merry midst of the coldest, dourest June in 40 years and now that the longest day has drifted by, we may as well turn the clocks back right now. This correspondent remains convinced that oor wee island is the only nation on the planet that actually got brighter during the solar eclipse. 'A tragedy,' 'a complete farce', 'ridiculous', 'laughable'; all withering witterings that could be used to describe a Scottish summer ... or this correspondent's weekly bletherations. Of course, those aforementioned whinings were all hissed during last week's US Open as Chambers Bay and the United States Golf Association got the kind of pelters usually reserved for a petty medieval criminal locked up in stocks.

In these never-had-it-so-good times for golfers in the upper echelons, there have never been so many platforms for letting off steam and the hysterical, frenzied environment that is Twitter was thundering and clattering along at a furious old lick. First prize for the most tear-jerking, shouldn't we all say 'awww' comment from players who are rewarded handsomely and are becoming increasingly objectionable to anything shy of pristine conditions, went to PGA Tour winner, Chris Kirk. "The US Open is a great tournament with incredible history," he wrote. "The USGA should be ashamed of what they did to it this week." This was all done after he had racked up a 10 on the first hole of his final round.

Ok, so the Chambers Bay greens were pretty ropey and looked a bit like the scaly back of a slightly parched alligator. By all accounts, it would have been easier to find a true putt on the back of said reptile but if there were elements of the new, experimental venue that were sub-standard then the quality of some of the golf, and of the new champion, was of the highest standard. When people look back on the 2015 US Open, they will remember that the astonishing Jordan Spieth, with all his natural talent, his flair, his imagination and his steely resolve, conquered all to record his second successive major victory this year, even if he was giving a helping hand by Dustin Johnson's crippling three-putt on the last. The very best always find a way to come out on top, regardless of how many nails litter the road to glory. In two vastly different golfing environments - the Masters and the US Open - Spieth has demonstrated his all round majesty and his ability to tailor his game to the varying challenges. After Rory McIlroy's brace of wins in the Open and the US PGA Championship last year, the last four majors have been won by the world's top two 20-somethings who are still just in the early stages of their careers. The anticipation levels ahead of next month's Open Championship at St Andrews will be through the roof.

In terms of the wider golfing scene, the US Open couldn't have asked for a better champion. One of the more panic-ridden shrieks that were spouted over a weekend of increasingly fevered bleatings concerned the need to 'grow the game'. Gary Player, never one to whisper quiet offerings, launched into a prolonged, spontaneous rant about the off-putting set up of Chambers Bay - a public course - before veering off and bawling about the distance the ball goes these days, the pace of play and a variety of other rambling factors. He did make valid points about the well-documented struggles that golf faces, particularly at an amateur level, but Spieth's dignified, stylish victory, during a week of widespread whimpering and wailing from many of his peers, can only be good for the sport as it strives to attract new blood.

In any pursuit, whether it's golf or guitar playing, people, particularly the young, are drawn in by the exploits of alluring, captivating figures. It's always been that way. From Young Tom Morris, through to Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer or Tiger Woods, the swashbuckling on-course performances of golf's myriad idols, and the shots and successes that are seared on the memory, will always inspire and excite. The venues themselves are secondary.

"The course isn't supposed to suit your game, you are supposed to suit your game to the course," said the great Nicklaus.

As Woods muddled on with yet another torrid, toothless display, Spieth continued to make his mark as a champion of an exciting new generation.

In the grand traditions of major mishaps, Johnson's trio of jabs from 12-feet on the 18th green will probably be forever re-hashed in one of those collapse compilations but Spieth's bold, 3-wood approach to the last which kept his hopes of victory alive is what makes major championships memorable.

Amid the din of all the bickering and backbiting, Spieth salvaged the US Open ... and ensured it will be remembered for the right reasons.