An elderly man was attacked by a trio of strangers who threatened him with a golf club inside Central Park, cops said Thursday.

The 72-year-old was sitting on a bench in the area of West Drive and 88th Street around 11:10 p.m. Wednesday when the group approached.

One sat on the other side of him while another flashed the golf club, police said. They ordered him to hand over cash and began rummaging through his pockets.

But when the victim began shouting for police, the trio ran off empty-handed.

They were last seen running northbound on West Drive before fleeing from the park at 90th Street and Central Park West, police said.