A herd of wild elephants were seen trampling through a golf course in Thailand.

They left the forest and wandered across the fairway, making an unusual hazard on the course in Chanthaburi, eastern Thailand, on September 20.

Shocked golfers stayed still while they waited to play their shots - afraid that any sudden movements could startle the jumbos and cause them to charge.

They are seen in the video running over a green before emerging from trees to cross a road and disappeared into nearby woodland.

Onlooker, Auan, said: ''It's rare to see a whole herd of the elephants together in the open. Normally they stay deep inside the jungle.''

Sommai Kwangthong, head of the Forest Protection Unit, said the elephants were searching for food when they ventured off their usual pathway and onto the golf course.