George Cobb attended the University of Georgia, graduating in 1937 with a degree in Landscape Architecture. He was employed by the National Park Service as a landscape architect until 1941, upon which he entered the U.S. Marine Corps as an engineering officer.

While in the Marine Corps, Cobb demonstrated his talent in landscape architecture and his ability in playing golf. The Marine Corps capitalized on these skills, assigning him to design and build a golf course for Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Unsure of his abilities, Cobb asked and received permission to use Fred Findlay as Course Architect, stating “I didn't want to be court-martialed if it turned out bad." Cobb stayed on the project as Construction Superintendent.

Cobb's first solo project ensued in 1946 at the Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station in North Carolina. He subsequently entered private practice as a golf architect in 1947, but was recalled to active duty in 1951. Following his second tour in the Marine Corps, Cobb reentered private practice as a golf architect and land planner, opening an office in Greenville, South Carolina in 1956. In the 1950's and 1960's, he served as Design Consultant to Augusta National Golf Course, developing a close friendship with Bobby Jones. When the club decided to install a nine-hole par 3 course, Cobb was asked to design it. Jones authored the autobiography Golf is my Game in 1959, in which Cobb drafted the attractive hole-by-hole diagram of Augusta National used as illustrations.

Though several of his designs were used as professional tournament sites, Cobb prided himself in providing attractive, playable layouts that players found enjoyable, not frustrating.

Alabama
Burningtree CC, Decatur (1966); Fort McClellan GC (9 holes, 1971); Goosepond Colony Golf Course, Scottsboro (1971); Inverness CC, Birmingham (1973); Pine Tree CC, Birmingham (1969); Still Waters CC, Dadeville (1973).

Florida
Deerwood CC, Jacksonville (1961); Gainesville G & CC (1963).

Georgia
Augusta National GC, Augusta (Par 3, 9, 1960), with Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr.; Brookfield West G & CC, Atlanta (1972); Browns Mill GC, Atlanta (1970); Doublegate Plantation CC, Albany (1964); Forest Heights CC, Statsboro (1966); Green Island CC, Columbus (1960); Lakeside CC, Atlanta (1960); Mary Calder GC, Savannah (9, 1967); Milledgeville CC (1963); Sea Palms G & CC, St. Simons Island (18, 1967); Waynesboro CC (9, 1963); Windsor Forest CC, Savannah (9, 1962).

Maryland
Fort Eustis GC (1956); Fort Meade GC (Parks Course) (1956); Laurel CC (1957); Laurel Pines CC; Prospect Hill CC, Bowie (1956); University of Maryland GC, College Park (1956).

New York
Eisenhower College GC, Seneca (Precision, 9, 1972).

North Carolina
Bald Head Island CC (1972); Bryan Park GC (Course No. 1), Greensboro (1973), with John Lafoy; Cabarrus CC, Concord (1966); Carmel CC (North Course), Charlotte (1950); Cherry Point GC (1946); Cleghorn Plantation G & CC, Rutherfordton (1972); Connestee Falls CC, Brevard (1972); Croasdaile CC, Durham (1965); CC of Sapphire (1958); Finley GC, University of North Carolina (1951); Green Valley GC, Greensboro (1947); High Meadows GC, Roaring Gap (1964); Hound Ear CC, Blowing Rock (1963); Jacksonville CC (1951); Linville Ridge CC, Linville (1983), with John LaFoy; Mountain Glen GC, Newland (1963); Mountain Valley GC, Waynesville (Par 3, 9, 1961); North Hills CC, Raleigh (1967); Oak Island CC, Southport (1962); Paradise Point GC (Gold Course), Camp Lejeune (1945); Pope AFB GC, Fayetteville (9, 1970); Quail Hollow GC, Charlotte (1961); Raleigh Golf Assoc. GC (9, 1958); Rolling Hills CC, Monroe (1964);
Wildcat Cliffs CC, Highlands (1962); Willow Haven CC, Durham(1958).

Ohio
Sharon CC, Sharon Center (1965).

South Carolina
Adventure Inn GC, Hilton Head Island (NLE, 9, 1965); Berkeley CC, Moncks Corner (1961); Botany Woods GC, Greenville (Par 3, 9, 1963); Cat Island CC, Fripp Island (1985), with Byron Comstock; Charleston AFB GC (9, 1966); Clemson University GC (1976), with John LaFoy; Fort Jackson GC, Columbia (1949); Fripp Island CC (1964); Green Valley CC, Greenville (1958); Greenwood CC (9, 1950); Holly Tree CC, Greenville (1973), with John LaFoy; J.C. Long Estate GC, Mt. Pleasant (9, 1957); Keowee Key CC, Seneca (1977), with John LaFoy; Myrtlewood GC (Pines Course), Myrtle Beach (1966); Port Royal GC, (Barony Course), Hilton Head Island(1964); Port Royal GC (Robbers Row Course), Hilton Head Island (9, 1965); Santee Cooper CC (1968); Sea Pines Plantation GC, Hilton Head Island (Ocean Course 1967) (Sea March Course 1961); Shipyard GC (Clipper and Galleon Nines), Hilton Head Island (1970); Snee Farm CC, Charleston (1970); Spanish Wells CC, Hilton Head Island (9. 1970); Spring Valley CC, Columbia (1961); Star Fort National GC, Ninty-Six (1969); Surf GC, Myrtle Beach (1960); Woodlands CC (1975), with John LaFoy.

Tennessee
Clarksville CC (1966); Frank G. Clemment Golf Club, Dickson; Stonebridge Golf Club, Memphis (1974); Warriors Path State Park, Kingsport (1970).

Virginia
New Quarter Park GC (1977), with John LaFoy; Pohick Bay GC (1978), with John Lafoy; Red Wing Lake GC, Virginia Beach (1971); Tides Inn & CC (Golden Eagle Course), Irvington (1976), with John Lafoy.

West Virginia
CC of Charleston (1969); Glade Springs CC, Beckley (1973); Mountainwood Park GC (1977), with John LaFoy.

Bahamas
Andros Island CC (NLE, 9, 1965).