Aline Krauter found herself in a 7-for-1 playoff Wednesday morning for the final spot of U.S. Women's Open qualifying in Naples, Florida. She birdied the first extra hole but wound up taking the first alternate position at Grey Oaks Country Club. What made the close call especially brutal, however, is that Krauter was one of nine players who received a one-stroke penalty for slow play on Tuesday. One group, in fact, was dinged for slow play in both the morning and afternoon rounds, for a total of 12 penalty strokes handed out on the day.
"I was crushed, obviously," said Krauter, who would've taken the fourth qualifying spot outright had she not received the penalty stroke on her first 18 holes.