Why Did PGA Tour's Kim Si-woo Cross the Border to Canada Just for Dinner?

The story of PGA Tour player Kim Si-woo crossing the border to Canada just to have dinner ahead of the Rocket Mortgage Classic has been highlighted by local media.

According to the Golf Channel on Wednesday (July 30), Kim mistakenly went to a restaurant across the Canadian border while trying to meet fellow Korean-American golfer Michael Kim for dinner the previous day.

To find the promised restaurant, Kim turned on his Google app and drove after seeing it was only 2.5 kilometers away.

However, the restaurant turned out to be a different establishment with the same name, and the place Kim went to was in Canada.

Detroit, United States, and Canada border each other with a river in between.

Kim said, "I thought it was very expensive when I had to pay a $9 toll," adding, "It was only after passing through the border (tunnel) that I realized this was Canada."

Kim confessed that he had a hard time explaining his mistake to immigration officers in order to return to the United States.

After even undergoing a vehicle search, Kim said, "(The immigration officer) asked if I was going to win this Sunday, so I replied, 'You might have to let me pass first for that to happen.'"

Having returned to Detroit after a series of twists and turns, Kim had dinner with Michael Kim 90 minutes later than scheduled.

Michael Kim posted on X (formerly Twitter), "We had a great meal in Michigan, not Canada."

Kim Si-woo and Michael Kim will compete together in the Rocket Mortgage Classic, which opens tonight (July 30) at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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