John L. Bredemus (November 20, 1884 - May 8, 1946) was a track and field athlete, teacher, principal, and golf course designer from the United States.
[1] He finished second in the 1906 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) all-around competition, won in 1908,[2][3] and lost to Olympic star Jim Thorpe in 1912, but was subsequently declared champion after Thorpe's stints playing semi-professional baseball were reported and rulings determined Thorpe ineligible for the amateur status then required at AAU and Olympic competition.
He graduated from Princeton University in 1912 with a degree in civil engineering and moved to New York City where he worked as a teacher.
[2] Bredemus moved to New York City after graduating from Princeton and learned to play golf at Van Cortlandt Park.
[2] Bud Shrake wrote Bredemus into his golf themed novel Billy Boy.