The intricate and often bizarre interpretation of Rules of Golf again have come into question after an incident involving Dane Thorbjorn Olesen on day two of the BMW International Open in Germany.

Olesen had hit his second shot into a greenside water hazard at the par-4 fourth hole on the Munich course.

Naturally, he accepted the situation and took a penalty drop from the nearest point of relief and where the ball crossed into the hazard.

However, and as does happen from time to time, it took two drops for Olesen to get relief as he ball each time rolled back down the slope, and needed to be stopped by his caddy, Dominic Bott so that it did not roll back into the hazard.

Olesen then sought to place his ball on the spot where he second drop had landed but to no avail as he could be seen at least on six occasions trying to place the ball.

Then when he finally managed to place the ball Olesen walked onto the green to study his putt but then as he turned to return his ball, it trickled back into the water.

He immediately sought the advice of a referee and was informed there was no penalty for the ball rolling back into the hazard.

However, Olesen was met on the fifth tee by Tour Chief referee Andy McFee and with McFee asking a number of questions of Olesen, including if the ball was at rest and outside the hazard, before advising the original advice he received was incorrect and he should add a one stroke penalty.

Olesen’s could be clearly heard remarking .. “It just happens so many times where we have to call you guys as they do not know the rules.”

Olesen had walked off with a bogey 5 but on McFee’s advice it was now a double bogey 6 and with the Dane later signing for a 74.

He was asked after his round he thoughts on what had taken place on the fourth green.

“It was on a steep slope and almost impossible to find a place where to drop and after about 10 attempts Ernie and I thought we had found a spot but then I took about five steps onto the green and the ball rolled back in the hazard”, said Olesen.

“We called a rules official and he did not know the rules but then I was given a one stroke penalty.  I still do not agree with it but it is what it is.”

You could argue Olesen should also have known the rules, and it being Rule 26-1c, but to the outside observer it does again bring discussion over the bizarre interpretation of the rules when clearly Olesen had done everything right in taking a drop.

My question, and aside from what one Golf Channel “rules expert” was saying was the fault of Olesen for not knowing the rules, but knowing the slope was cut so low why was there not a designated drop zone,