Chris Hargreaves and his mates seriously underestimated the cunning and guile of a fox they ran into while out golfing.

The animal strolled over to them on the green and started sniffing around one of their bags.

The golfers were delighted with their new friend at first and started recording him.

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4 lads from Leeds, what an amazing experience at Baltray. So friendly and championship links. @CountyLouthGC pic.twitter.com/Jqr3bdDczG

— Chris Hargreaves (@Hag0605) March 7, 2016

But one of them was considerably less delighted when the crafty canine suddenly snatched his wallet from the bag and made a run for it.

Luckily for him, the fright of being chased by an angry golfer was enough to make the fox drop the wallet.

Lesson learned - foxes may be cute, but they don't have that 'sly and cunning' reputation for no reason.