Adrian Cardoza teaches golf at Dublin Ranch Golf Course in Dublin, a public 18-hole layout in the heart of the Tri-Valley that has become one of the primary golf facilities for the East Bay communities stretching from Pleasanton to San Ramon. The course sits on rolling terrain with views of the surrounding hills and plays longer than most public tracks in the area, which gives students real incentive to work on their distance control and club selection during lessons. Cardoza's instruction is well-suited to the range of players Dublin Ranch attracts — weekend golfers trying to break 90, juniors picking up the game for the first time, and competitive amateurs looking to sharpen the parts of their game that fall apart under pressure.