Matt Kantor, the former 1st Assistant Golf Professional at Ptarmigan Country Club in Fort Collins, accepted the role as the Director of Golf for The Water Valley Company in Windsor in February 2022. He oversees golf operations at both RainDance National and Pelican Lakes Resort & Golf. Matt arrives at The Water Valley Company with a wealth of golf leadership experience and genuine passion for the game. He also brings an extensive instructional and operational knowledge to the club. “My passion is growing the game of golf, especially junior golf,” said the native of Julesburg, Colorado. “Junior camps and the PGA Junior League have provided me with great joy throughout my career.” Matt began his career at Ptarmigan in 2008 as an outside service attendant and worked his way up to 1st Assistant Golf Professional in 2016. During his tenure he facilitated over 50-plus tournaments per year, operated men’s, ladies, junior and couples leagues and developed a junior program that drastically increased in participation year after year. Matt and wife Miranda have three daughters - Taylor (18), Reece (16) and Jordyn (15). Miranda is an Instructional Coach and Academic Interventionist for the Thompson School District and played golf for the University of Wyoming. Their daughters are also avid players. In the spring of 2021, Taylor and Reece were members of the Class 5A state champion Loveland High School girls’ team and Matt was their assistant coach.

Jeff Orr is no stranger to Pelican Lakes. The Director of Agronomy of Pelican Lakes and RainDance National Golf Club has worked for the company since 2003 when he first joined the maintenance staff as a spray tech. Jeff was fresh out of Colorado State University having completed his Bachelor's Degree in Landscape & Horticulture Technologies with an emphasis in Turf when he was hired at Pelican Lakes. Jeff was born in Austin, Texas, and moved to Fort Collins in 1996 from Boca Raton, Florida to attend Fort Collins High School and CSU. While in college Jeff worked on the maintenance staff at Boomerang Links in Greeley. Jeff and his wife Cinda have two daughters, Allie and Collins, and when he's not working he enjoys playing golf, touring breweries and hanging out with the family.

After over a decade serving as an Assistant PGA Golf Professional, Kevin has found a home at Pelican Lakes Resort & Golf as its Head PGA Golf Professional. Kevin started March 4 and replaced Matt Kantor who was recently elevated to the vacant role within The Water Valley Company as its Director of Golf, and brings with him 14 years of experience as a golf professional. "It is exciting to bring Kevin's operational knowledge, love for the game, and expertise to Pelican Lakes," said Kantor. "Kevin is strategic and will bring a wealth of ideas in his new role as PGA head professional." Kevin's love for the game of golf began at the age of four when his father first put a club in his hands and told him to "be the ball." For the past eight years he was the 1st Assistant at Mariana Butte Golf Course in Loveland and prior to that as a six-year Assistant at Todd Creek Golf Club in Thornton. His managerial accomplishments over the last few years have been to hire and train all staff, coordinate men's and ladies' leagues, run multiple junior programs, and organize tournaments. He has a passion for leading a team, golf instruction, club fitting and merchandising. No stranger to Northern Colorado, Kevin graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Technical Journalism and a concentration in Public Relations. He and wife Kristina live with their 20-pound Maine coon cat Princess Leah. Kristina has spent nine years at American Medical Response as an Administrative Assistant to the Regional Director. They enjoy traveling, hiking, concerts, cooking and spending time with their family and friends.

Jason Maddox brings over 20 years of customer service experience including Golf Operations and Restaurant Management to Pelican Lakes Resort & Golf. Jason was born in Fort Collins and went to high school and college in Norman, Okla. He is a PGA Apprentice and has worked for both private and public clubs. He helped open Todd Creek in Denver and has also worked at Glacier in Durango, Whitetail Club in McCall, Idaho, Teravista in Round Rock, Texas, and Mariana Butte in Loveland.

Jason loves to teach the game and has taken lead on Pelican Lakes' junior programs in 2022. His love for golf was instilled in him by his grandfather who taught him how to play at Collindale Golf Course in Fort Collins in the mid 1980’s. Jason attended culinary school in Arizona and is an avid reader who loves to collect 1st edition books. He lives in Loveland and likes to spend his free time on the golf course.

Justin is no stranger to Northern Colorado.

A 2013 graduate of Windsor High School, Justin participated in the Class 4A state golf tournament as a senior and has made golf his life.

Nearly 10 years later he was hired as an assistant golf professional at his hometown’s newest golf course, RainDance National Resort & Golf.

“I am very fortunate for my life to come full circle back to where I started,” Justin said. “You never seem to realize how much home really means to you until you leave and make your way back. It’s such a blessing to help make an impact and a difference in the same community that gave me so much growing up.”

After high school, Justin played golf at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO and Trinidad (CO) State College. Justin shined at Trinidad State as he twice was named the Region IX Player of the Year.

Justin turned professional after college and moved to Arizona to compete in mini tours. While in Arizona, he qualified for the 2021 Arizona Open and worked at the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club in Fort McDowell and Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix.

Justin accepted the position at RainDance National after a brief stint at Eaton Country Club, and is currently enrolled in the PGA PGM program on his way to become a Class A professional. 

When he’s not working on his golf game, Justin is an accomplished bowler and spends time with his fiancé Karlee and her son Gunner.

Jason started at Pelican Lakes in the spring of 2007 as the Assistant Superintendent of the Falls. He now takes care of the the enitre 27-hole property. Jason worked at Highland Meadows Golf Course as an Irrigation Tech during grow in and was promoted to 2nd assistant after two years. When Jason is not at work, he enjoys playing golf with family and friends, and spending time with his wife Erika and daughters Madison and Rory.

Pepper the Goose Dog was born on a ranch in Utah and in her early years was trained as a cattle dog. She then went to work with Tim Eubank's Denver-based Zero Geese company, and he fully trained her at her current occupation as a goose dog. She started her career at Pelican Lakes in 2016 and since then has been running approximately 10 miles a day. Several times a day, every day, Pepper sits shotgun in a cart with a golf course employee as they traverse the paths on our 27 holes. She only exits the cart when geese do not vacate the turf, and that's when her hunting skills fully kick in. When she's not goose chasing, Pepper is usually found behind the pro shop counter curled up in a ball, or begging to be pet. The next time you're in the pro shop, welcome Pepper to the family. She's by far our friendliest employee.