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Sport
Football is by far the most popular sport in the city and the rivalry between Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers, of the Scottish Premier League, is legendary. Celtic (website: www.celticfc.net) plays at Celtic Park, 95 Kerrydale Street (tel: (0141) 556 2611), while Rangers (website: www.rangers.co.uk) plays at Ibrox Stadium, 150 Edmiston Drive (tel: (0870) 600 1972). The other football teams are Partick Thistle (website: www.ptfc.co.uk), which plays at Firhill Stadium, 80 Firhill Road (tel: (0141) 579 1971), and Queen’s Park (tel: (0141) 632 1275; website: www.queensparkfc.co.uk), playing at Hampden Park, Mount Florida (tel: (0141) 616 6000), Scotland’s national stadium and the site of the Scottish Football Museum (tel: (0141) 616 6100; website: www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk). The museum is open Monday-Saturday 1000-1700 and Sunday 1100-1700, costing 5 (plus 2.50 for a tour). Concessions are available.
Shinty, or camanachd, is a Gaelic sport that is similar to field hockey. It is a hard-hitting, fast-paced game that dates back to the times of clan warfare. The Camanachd Association (website: www.shinty.com) provides further information. Other popular sports include golf and rugby, which is played at every level.
Ticketmaster (tel: (020) 7316 4709; website: www.scotland.ticketmaster.co.uk) sells tickets to sporting events. These are also available direct from the venues.
Fitness centres: The Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Argyle Street, Kelvingrove (tel: (0141) 357 2525; website: www.glasgow.gov.uk/cls), hosts a number of athletics events and offers a fitness suite with gym and aerobics sessions, a 200m (656ft) running track, badminton courts, climbing wall and health suite. A session costs 4.10.
For those who like their exercise with a little pampering, the Scotstoun Leisure Centre, 72 Danes Drive, Scotstoun (tel: (0141) 959 4000) and North Woodside Leisure Centre, 10 Braid Square, North Woodside (tel: (0141) 332 8102), both offer luxury health and fitness suites in addition to standard sport and leisure facilities.
Golf: There are over 80 golf courses in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley area, set on parkland, heathland and moorland. Nine of the courses are located within the city limits. St Andrew’s, where golf began, is a 90-minute drive away to the east (website: www.standrews.com or www.standrews.org.uk). Haggs Castle Golf Club, 70 Dumbreck Road (tel: (0141) 427 1157), has a par-72 course. There is a dress code and visitors are only welcome from Monday to Friday. Green fees are 40 per round and 50 per day. Lenzie Golf Club, 19 Crosshill Road, is 15 minutes from the centre of Glasgow and has an 18-hole course with views over Ben Lomond. Visitors are welcome and green fees are 30 per day. The gentlemen-only Pollok Golf Club, 90 Barrhead Road (tel: (0141) 632 4351; website: www.pollok.org), has a par-71 parkland course. There is a dress code and restricted entrance for visitors, who must be introduced by a member for play on weekdays only. The club charges green fees of approximately 35 per round or 45 per day.
Glasgow City Council (tel: (0141) 770 0519) operates a number of nine- and 18-hole courses throughout the city. There are no restrictions on visitor times but a course must be booked 24 hours in advance and costs 7.70 (concessions are available).
Tennis: There are a number of public tennis courts located in Maryhill, Queens Park, Victoria Park, Kelvingrove Park, Drumchapel and Knightswood. The Glasgow City Coucil (tel: (0141) 770 0519) can provide further information.
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