I would have to guess it was a new person, recently moved in to one of the homes backing the golf course that didn't have a clue about the rules and decorum and etiquette of golf or didn't care and thought he was entitled to go out there and hit a few. No one who knows anything about golf or life for that matter hits into anyone. He will next be strolling with his dog out there and letting his grandchildren hang out there on the course after hours.
I don't blame you for being boiling mad.