Four English golfers had their round interrupted when a fox stole a wallet from one of their bags. The clever fox luckily dropped the wallet in time for its owner to reclaim it. Screen capture Chris Hargreaves/Twitter

BALTRAY, Ireland, March 10 (UPI) -- A wily fox nearly made off with an English golfer's wallet as he and his friends filmed the curious animal.

Twitter user Chris Hargreaves shared video of the thieving fox as it rummaged through one of his friend's golf bags as they golfed at County Louth Golf Club in Ireland.


Their fun time took a sharp turn as the fox quickly grabbed a wallet from the bag and began running toward a nearby hill.

"That's my wallet!" the man closest to the fox shouted as he chased the animal.

Luckily the fox dropped the wallet before getting too far and Hargreaves and his friends shared a laugh and looked fondly on the experience.

"Four lads from Leeds, what an amazing experience at Baltray. So friendly and championship links," he wrote.