U.S. Open: NBC Sports adds controversial voice for its coverage at Pinehurst No. 2.

Brandel Chamblee will serve as lead analyst for NBC Sports at this year’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

NBC Sports has decided who will serve as the lead analyst for the U.S. Open, its most significant golf production of the year.

Brandel Chamblee, the Golf Channel commentator who is better prepared and more opinionated than most, will sit alongside Dan Hicks, Mike Tirico, and Brad Faxon in a four-man booth.