Matthew Tkachuk hits the greens at Ireland's Old Head Golf Links alongside brother Brady and Robert Thomas

Matthew Tkachuk is doing something a lot of professional athletes do: spending the offseason on the golf course. Golf may be its own sport, but it's one many athletes take up when not playing their primary sport. Michael Phelps golfed in his free time and then more when he retired. Sauce Gardner golfed all throughout the NFL offseason. Steph Curry spends a ton of time on the course.

Tkachuk, the NHL champion with the Florida Panthers, is doing the same. While the NHL is fully in its offseason for a couple more months, the forward is hitting the links alongside his brother Brady Tkachuk and Robert Thomas, the St. Louis Blues star.

Matthew Tkachuk hit the links with brother and others during NHL offseason (Instagram/matthew_tkachuk)

The group spent time at the Old Head Golf Links in Ireland. Tkachuk also posted pictures tagged at Hog's Head, Waterville Golf Links and Tralee Golf Links. It was a pretty big outing for the trio.

His brother Brady is the captain of the Ottawa Senators, and Robert Thomas is the alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues.

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How did Matthew Tkachuk do at the American Century Championship?

Matthew Tkachuk was out with the world's most famous athletes and celebrities at the American Century Championship at Edgewood in Lake Tahoe last month.

He competed with Adam Thielen, Nate Bargatze, Trevor Lawrence, Charles Barkley, Bobby Flay, Ray Romano, Miles Teller, Jason Kelce, Aaron Rodgers, Jake Owen and so many more.

Matthew Tkachuk did well in celebrity golf (Imagn)

In total, 89 celebrities played. One, Bret Baier, withdrew from the field. Tkachuk finished well above average, placing 34th overall. He was one spot ahead of Seth Curry and AJ Hawk and one below Carson Daly. Former tennis player Mardy Fish won the tournament.

Last season, Matthew Tkachuk recorded 26 goals and 62 assists for 88 points in 80 games for the Panthers.