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Maria Fassi gets two-stroke penalty for slow play; may result in missed cut

Maria Fassi birdied the par-5 18th, her ninth hole on Friday at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. And then she didn't.

Fassi was assessed a two-stroke penalty for slow play. Officials said, in a statement, that Fassi, "was in breach of Rule 5.6 while being timed by a member of the Rules Committee. She exceeded the average amount of allotted time for the total strokes taken on Hole [No.] 18."

Fassi, who is playing this event on a sponsor's invitation, shot 2-under 70 in the first round and gave those two strokes back immediately with a double bogey on her opening hole in Round 2.