Yet another example of why it’s a good idea to carry police-grade pepper spray.
It’s best to disengage when you can. But if you can’t, you need an option in between using your fists and using a gun.
If you are aged and being threatened, strike first, strike hard and disable the attacker. Then run. Otherwise you will be beaten within an inch of your life.
Aged folks are at an extreme disadvantage.
Maintain situational awareness and be not where hazards dwell.
It sucks to be old. The offending golfer got hit first, he could have killed the walker, the golfer needs some time and a serious lawsuit for some big cash... which will probably be covered by liability insurance and if the golfer is an LLC it won’t even touch him. Prison time would definately screw with his covering stategy though.