Trucks will total over 12,000 miles from February-October and cross through 35 states

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., February 19, 2015 – The Epson Tour, the Road to the LPGA, begins the 2015 season in Mesa, Arizona with the Gateway Classic at Longbow Golf Club from February 20-22.

Two Penske Truck Rental trucks, which carry all the Tour’s golf balls, scoreboards, tee markers, standards and more departed from Daytona Beach on Monday, February 9. The Penske trucks will log a 35 year Tour record 12,620 miles from February through October.

The Epson Tour’s schedule has grown from 15 events in 2013 to 23 in 2015, the most in 27 years. There are seven new tournaments in 2015 and 16 new events since the end of 2012.

“With growth comes a need for reliable transportation to get all the necessary equipment from golf course to golf course and our Penske trucks always deliver,” said Chief Business Officer Mike Nichols. “Without Penske and our operations team of Eric Nuxol, Dean Schneider and Alex Mullen our Tour can’t operate as smooth as it does now.”

The first trip of the season is also the longest trip. The Penske trucks travelled 2,179 miles from Daytona Beach, Florida to Mesa, Arizona for the Gateway Classic at Longbow Golf Club. After a 300-mile trip to Beaumont, California for the Volvik Championship the following week, the operations team will drive nearly 2,500 miles from Beaumont to Daytona Beach, Florida.

The second longest trip of the year will be in October following the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout when the Penske trucks will travel from El Dorado, Arkansas to Longwood, Florida, an 883 mile journey.

The Penske trucks will stop in 14 different states and travel through a total of 35 states during the season.

“We’re happy to continue serving as a Epson Tour sponsor and watching future LPGA players enjoy success,” stated Kevin Kleckner, Penske Director of National Consumer Sales and Programs.

Epson Tour Penske Trucks to Log Record Mileage in 2015

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