PGA golfer Si Woo Kim drives into Canada, stopped

A simple dinner invitation turned into an unexpected international incident for professional golfer Si Woo Kim earlier this week. The South Korean player, in Detroit for the PGA Tour's Rocket Classic, accidentally drove into Canada on Tuesday, July 28, after a navigation error, leading to a lengthy stop involving multiple border agents before he was allowed to return to the United States.

The mix-up began when fellow tour pro Michael Kim, who is not related, invited Si Woo Kim to dinner at a Korean barbecue restaurant he frequents in the Detroit area. Si Woo Kim entered the restaurant's name into Google Maps and began driving from his hotel. Unbeknownst to him, the search results included a different restaurant with the same name located in Windsor, Ontario, across the Canadian border.

By the time Si Woo Kim realized his mistake, he was already at the border crossing in the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, a one-way route where turning back was not permitted. He did not have his passport with him. At the U.S. checkpoint, he explained the situation to an officer, who reportedly told him such errors happen frequently but instructed him he must proceed into Canada to officially turn around.