Bill Cornwell scored a hole-in-one on April 28 at Brown Acres. He aced No. 14 with a pitching wedge, and Ken Stropp witnessed it.

Franklin E. Alford scored his first hole-in-one last Friday at The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay. Alford aced No. 11 from 138 yards out with a pitching wedge. Todd Fortner, Jason Waller and Blake Strickland saw the shot.

Bryan McNalley scored his second hole-in-one Sunday at Brown Acres. He aced No. 14 from 94 yards out with a lob wedge with Tom Mack as a witness.

Ansley Moses, the original bass player for the Dismembered Tennesseans, sank his first hole-in-one on April 24 at Lookout Mountain. His wife, Betty, witnessed the shot that helped him score an 87 — his first round under 90 in several years.

Dye going into hall

The Honors Course architect Pete Dye will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November as part of the 2008 class.

Dye, who designed the Honors before its opening in 1983, was selected in the Lifetime Achievement category for his influence on the industry through course creation.

“I am surprised and extremely honored to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, and to be included with those who have contributed to the game I love,” Dye said in a release.

Dye, 82, is among the most influential architects of the modern era. In addition to the Honors, he has created TPC Sawgrass, Harbour Town Golf Links, Crooked Stick, Whistling Straights and the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island.

“Pete’s impact as a modern golf course designer is indisputable,” PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said in the release. “His designs are fixtures on the PGA Tour as they present the world’s best players a challenging, yet fair test of golf and often help provide drama to our events.”

The rest of the 2008 class will be announced at the U.S. Open and the British Open this summer.

Ready for regional

Tournament officials and volunteers are polishing the final details of the NCAA East Regional to be held May 15-17 at Council Fire.

The announcement late Monday of the 27 participating teams allowed committee members to finalize simple things such as signs.

“We can put the final touches on the participant packets, and we know how many 15-passenger fans we’ll need to make available,” co-tournament director Owen Seaton said. “It’s a lot of small things, but when you add it all up, it adds up.

“We’re ready to roll.”

Crossville is title sponsor

The Tennessee Golf Association announced last week that the city of Crossville will serve as title sponsor for the Golf Capital of Tennessee Women’s Open Championship, being held at The Bear Trace at Cumberland Mountain for the fifth year in a row. The July 21-23 event will be the first time the city has been the title sponsor.

Signal Mountain openings

Applications to participate in the Signal Mountain Invitational May 16-18 will be available until next Wednesday at the Signal Mountain Golf & Country club pro shop.

The tournament is open to amateur golfers of all handicaps, and it is a points event for the TGA state player of the year award. The entry fee of $185 includes three rounds of competitive golf and two dinners.