Double Major winning Martin Kaymer’s uncertainty as to where his ball crossed a lateral hazard saw him eventually being cut from the final two rounds of the BMW International Open in Munich.

There was plenty of discussion with a Tour rules official and course marshals  after the German’s drive, at the dog-leg left par five 18th hole, came to rest in reeds on the edge of a large water hazard behind a line of trees left of the fairway on the Munchen Golf Club course.

Kaymer was two-under par at the time and right on the cut mark but looked far from pleased with the eventual decision of where to take a penalty drop under Rule 26-1 (c) as directed by former Tour player and now rules official Mark Litton.

The World No. 21 unfortunately had to take his penalty drop in the rough before playing a third shot short of the green but then hit the flag stick with his fourth before two-putting for a bogey ‘6’ and missing the cut by a stroke at one-over par.

Germany’s Martin Kaymer first faces SKY Sports to explain what went on left of the 18th fairway. (Photo – www.golfbytourmiss.com)

Kaymer had taken the same line during Wednesday’s Pro-Am and also on day one of the event while he also took the ‘Kaymer-line’ over the corner of the dog-leg on route to victory in 2008.

“I was not sure where the ball last crossed the water. I obviously couldn’t see from the tee, as there were a lot of trees in the way,” said Kaymer.

“In the end, the decision was made by the TV but there were a lot of different views, and opinion was pretty-much split down the middle.

“The decision went against the player, so you just have to go where they say and accept the worse of the two options.“

Tour Chief Referee, Andy McFee explained:  “It was a 50-50 guess on Martin’s part where his ball had crossed as TV pictures showed his ball clipping trees but there was not that certainty where it had crossed.

The double Major winning German then faces the local media to say he was ’50-50′ about where his ball had crossed the hazard. (Photo – www.golfbytourmiss.com)

“Martin of course was 300 yards away back on the tee and without that 98% certainty you give that certainty to the field and you the player take the worst option.

“That is the history of this Tour and that is the history of that Rule.

“And at this level of the sport you can’t be 50-50 and that particular Rule was tightened up so that a player needs to be 95% plus virtual certainty.”

And one of the first calls to McFee was fellow Chief Referee, John Paramor.

“JP was the only call I received who was watching it at home and he saw the TV pictures before I did, and said there is no way Martin could be certain where his ball crossed the line,” said McFee.

Kaymer’s omission over the final two rounds robs the event of it’s star attraction.

Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello carded a 67 to lead the event by a shot a 12-under par with England’s James Morrison (66) at 11-under par.