Overview
- Ja Rule’s tee shot during Tuesday’s Celebrity Shootout at Baha Mar’s Royal Blue course in Nassau veered into the gallery at Derek Jeter’s Invitational.
- Golfweek’s Adam Schupak filmed the strike and posted it on X, noting the ball hit a photographer working for Jeter’s foundation who said it was his first time being struck in 40 years on the job.
- Multiple reports indicated the bystander was hit in the shin or elbow, and no serious injuries were confirmed.
- The moment followed Ja Rule’s remark to Schupak the prior day that he was the “best hip-hop golfer,” a claim widely referenced as the clip spread online.
- Coverage highlighted how celebrity charity formats position fans and photographers closer to play, with some accounts differing on whether Ja Rule immediately apologized.