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Michael Kim and Si Woo Kim had a wild time trying to get some Korean barbecue in Detroit, the golfer revealed in a hilarious post on social media Tuesday night.
In a lengthy post on X, Michael Kim recalled how the two golfers ended up in Canada after a Google Maps goof by Si Woo Kim led them over the border and set off a funny encounter with border agents. It wasn’t clear if this was an incident that occurred recently or in the past, though both men are likely in Detroit for this week’s Rocket Classic.
The debacle started when Michael Kim texted Si Woo Kim (no relation) about getting dinner at a “solid” Korean BBQ restaurant that Michael Kim always goes to in Detroit.
“He searches the name of the restaurant on Google Maps, and without much thinking starts driving. But before it’s too late, he realizes that he’s about to go across the US border into Canada! There was a restaurant under the SAME NAME closer to him in Canada,” Michael Kim recalled.
“He doesn’t have a passport, just his wallet. He tries to turn back, but it’s already too late, it’s a one way and there are multiple signs telling him he can’t turn back.
“He drives to the gate and talks to the officer. I’m driving to dinner with a friend, I came here by accident. The officer goes, ok don’t worry, happens all the time actually. But I can’t let you go back so you have to go across to Canada and then talk to the officers on the other side.”
However, when the golf pair drove across the border into Canada to turn around, they got stuck in a 45-minute line.
And when they finally reached the officer to get back into the United States, Si Woo Kim tried to explain the situation only to find eight officers coming over.
“He’s super nervous but tries to explain what happened. He points to his courtesy car and says I’m here for the golf tournament,” Michael Kim wrote. “This officer is not sure what to do so they drive the car to the side and calls another officer… then another… then another until 8!!! officers are surrounding his car and talking to him and each other. They check his cars for weapons, asks him if he has any drugs or weapons, stuff like that and they finally let him thru.”
The story did have a happy ending, with both golfers eventually getting to the Korean BBQ joint — 90 minutes later than they had expecting to.
Si Woo Kim poked fun at himself in an Instagram Story, where he shared a screenshot of the X post and wrote above it, “Made it back safely with out passport.”
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