No. 16 Transylvania Opens Gate City Invitational in Sixth Against Loaded National Field

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Facing one of the strongest fields it will see during the regular season, the No. 16 Transylvania University men’s golf team opened the Gate City Invitational with a 4-over-par team round, putting the Pioneers in sixth place Monday at historic Forest Oaks Country Club. The strength of the field makes Transylvania’s opening-round position particularly noteworthy. The tournament features eight nationally ranked teams, including No. 2 Huntingdon, No. 5 Methodist, No. 9 Kenyon, No. 12 Oglethorpe, No. 16 Transylvania, No. 20 Babson, No. 21 Lynchburg and No. 22 Guilford. That gives the Gate City Invitational eight Top-25 programs,…