Main: 704 786 3104 Member Login George Cobb George W. Cobb (1914-1986) ASGCA Designer of Cabarrus Country Club, George Cobb played golf his entire life. His passion for golf and landscape architecture led him to design over 100 original courses as well as many re-designs. Through his work, George Cobb's name has become widely recognized throughout the United States especially in the Southeast. Never heard of him? If you are an avid golfer, most likely, you have played on one or more of his courses. Born in Savannah, Georgia, George Cobb stayed close to home and attended the University of Georgia. He joined the University's golf team continuing his childhood love of golf while studying for a Landscape Architecture degree. After graduation in 1937, George Cobb was hired on by the National Park Service as a Landscape Architect until 1941 when Cobb served as an engineering officer in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. His first golf course design was at Camp LeJeune, a military base in North Carolina. The purpose of the golf course was to be a physical rehabilitation facility for wounded GIs. With no prior golf course experience, Cobb hired experience course designer Fred Findlay to provide guidence. After completing his first golf course, Cobb continued to design and build the course at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on his own before being discharged in 1947. Using the knowledge and experience gainned from the military, Cobb started his own golf design business and designed six courses before being recalled to active duty in 1951 for the Korean War. By 1956, Cobb and his family settled into Greenville, South Carolina and took advantage of the booming golf development in the Southeast to create over 100 original golf course designs. George Cobb's Par 3 Course at Augusta National Golf Club may be his most prominent design albeit his shortest course. The 1,060 yard "little course" opened in 1959 with design input from Clifford Roberts, chairman of Augusta National. Since 1960, the Par-3 Contest has been held on Wednesday of Masters Week. Today, the Wednesday Par-3 Contest is pure fun for players and patrons alike. Cobb also retouched Augusta National's "big course" in 1967 and again in 1977 molding the Augusta National golf course into what it is today. Cobb passed away in 1986. While his golf course building came to a stop, his legacy lives on through his courses and the joy many feel playing to this day. Geoge Cobb's More Known Courses Facility Name City State Built Fort Mill Golf Club Fort Mill SC 1948 Fort Jackson Golf Course Columbia SC 1949 Wildcat at Fort Jackson Golf Club Fort Jackson SC 1949 Carmel Country Club (North course) Charlotte NC 1950 Lake/Cedar at Greenwood Country Club Greenwood SC 1950 Jacksonville Country Club Jacksonville NC 1951 University of North Carolina Finley Golf Course Chapel Hill NC 1951 Country Club of Sapphire Valley Cashiers NC 1956 High Hampton Inn & Country Club Cashiers NC 1956 University of Maryland Golf Course College Park MD 1956 Vestavia Country Club Birmingham AL 1958 Surf Golf & Beach Club North Myrtle Beach SC 1960 The Nine Hole at Augusta National Golf Club Augusta GA 1960 Berkeley Country Club Moncks Corner SC 1961 Quail Hollow Club Charlotte NC 1961 Sea Pines Resort (Sea Marsh course, renamed Heron Point) Hilton Head Island SC 1961 Oak Island Golf Club Caswell Beach NC 1962 Wildcat Cliffs Country Club Highlands NC 1962 Windsor Forest Country Club Savannah GA 1962 Dublin Country Club Dublin GA 1963 Gainesville Golf & Country Club Gainesville FL 1963 Hound Ears Club Boone NC 1963 Milledgeville Country Club Milledgeville GA 1963 Barony at Port Royal Golf Club Hilton Head Island SC 1964 High Meadows Golf & Country Club Roaring Gap NC 1964 Adventure Inn Golf Club Hilton Head Island SC 1965 Burningtree Country Club Decatur AL 1966 Cabarrus Country Club Concord NC 1966 North Ridge Country Club (Lakes course) Raleigh NC 1967 Robber's Row at Port Royal Golf Club Hilton Head Island SC 1967 Sea Palms Golf & Tennis Resort (Great Oaks course) Saint Simons Island GA 1967 Sea Palms Golf & Tennis Resort (Tall Pines course) Saint Simons Island GA 1967 Sea Pines Resort (Ocean course) Hilton Head Island SC 1967 Santee Cooper Country Club Santee SC 1968 Country Club of Charleston Charleston WV 1969 Clipper/Galleon at Shipyard Golf Club Hilton Head Island SC 1970 Galleon/Brigantine at Shipyard Golf Club Hilton Head Island SC 1970 Spanish Wells Club Hilton Head Island SC 1970 Red Wing Lake Golf Course Virginia Beach VA 1971 Bald Head Island Country Club Southport NC 1972 Cleghorn Plantation Golf & Country Club Rutherfordton NC 1972 Connestee Falls Golf Course Brevard NC 1972 Inverness Country Club Birmingham AL 1973 Stonebridge Golf Course Memphis TN 1974 Linville Ridge Country Club Linville NC 1983 Cat Island Country Club Fripp Island SC 1985 North/East at Athens Country Club Athens GA 1985 Sanctuary Golf Club Beaufort SC 1985 3247 Weddington Road, Concord, North Carolina 28027-8313 P: 704 786 3104 F:704 788 4241 Powered by Jonas Club Software