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US-Canada border tunnel offers free tolls to golfer Kim Si-woo after passport mix-up

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A tunnel operator between the U.S. and Canada displayed a message on an electronic sign offering free tolls to South Korean professional golfer Kim Si-woo.
  • The gesture followed an incident where Kim Si-woo mistakenly entered the tunnel and crossed the border into Canada without his passport while trying to reach a restaurant.
  • Kim Si-woo was participating in the PGA Tour's Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit.

The operator of the Ambassador Bridge tunnel connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, has playfully offered free passage to South Korean professional golfer Kim Si-woo. The tunnel's Instagram account posted a photo of an electronic sign reading "FREE TOLL FOR SI WOO KIM" with a message inviting him to return, this time remembering his passport.

Kim Si-woo, please visit the tunnel again. This time, remember to bring your passport.

— Windsor-Detroit TunnelThe tunnel operator's message on Instagram inviting Kim Si-woo back.

This unique welcome comes after Kim Si-woo's recent navigational mishap. While heading to a Korean barbecue restaurant with fellow golfer Michael Kim, he mistakenly entered the tunnel and ended up at Canadian immigration. Lacking his passport, Kim Si-woo spent 45 minutes at the border crossing before being allowed through after explaining he was in town for a golf tournament. He even quipped to a border agent, "If you let me through."

Si Woo Kim was crossing the border and waited 45 minutes in line.

— Michael KimDescribing the border crossing incident on X (formerly Twitter).

The incident garnered local media attention, prompting the tunnel operator's lighthearted response. Meanwhile, Kim Si-woo is competing in the PGA Tour's Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. He is currently tied for 11th place after the third round, having shot a 5-under-par 65.

If you let me through.

— Kim Si-wooKim Si-woo's response to a border guard asking if he would win the tournament.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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