Tiger Woods: Bubba Watson and the 13 Worst Players Ranked Ahead of Tiger

The fall of Tiger Woods in the world rankings has been precipitous.

He used to lead not only the Official World Golf Rankings, but Woods now sits at No. 58.

Moreover, we see a number of questionable players ahead of the former the king of golf in the rankings.

These players dream of simply having half of his success and here are the 13 worst golfers ranked better than Tiger.

Ryan Moore

This 28-year-old has one PGA Tour title and has been professional since 2005.

One year later he played on the PGA, but hasn't been consistent.

Ranking: 53

Peter Hanson

The Swede plays in the European Tour where he has been a top 20 regular of the Order of Merit since 2008.

Nevertheless, he only has won four times there and his last title came in 2010 at the Czech Open, where he defeated in Peter Lawrie and Gary Boyd in a playoff.

Ranking: 51

Martin Laird

He's been a professional golfer since '04, but hasn't had much of a successful career. He has won twice in the PGA, including this year at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

In 2011, the majors were tough on him, making only The Masters cut, tying for 20th.

Ranking: 40

Anders Hansen

During his 16-year career Anders Hansen has won only five titles—three in the European Tour and one in the Sunshine Tour.

The best finish by the Danish in a PGA major championship was precisely at last PGA Championship, where he was third.

Ranking: 34

Bae Sang-Moon

The South Korean golfer is just 25 years old and has won 11 times, but none of them have come in the European Tour or the PGA.

Bae Sang-Moon has played three major championships, but his best finish was a T-42 in this year's U.S. Open.

Ranking: 33

Miguel Ángel Jiménez

The Mechanic has had a lot of success, but lately he hasn't been as consistent.

The best season of his 29-year career came in '04, when he won four times. In 1991, he was the U.S. Open runner-up, but has never won a major championship.

Ranking: 37

Jason Dufner

At the age of 34, Jason Dufner has been a professional golfer for 11 years.

He played in the Nationwide Tour, where he won  twice, and then went to become a member of the PGA/ However, he hasn't had as much success and is still awaiting a title.

Ranking: 36

Simon Dyson

This Englishman plays in the European Tour, and despite being 33, he has been a professional golfer since 1999.

In 2000 Simon Dyson won the Asian Tour Order of Merit after winning three events.

Ranking: 31

Thomas Bjorn

Thomas Bjorn is a veteran with 18 years as a professional and the Dane has won 19 times, with 13 of them in the European Tour.

In 1996 he won the Rookie of the Year award, in great part because he captured his first title at the Loch Lomond World Invitational.

Ranking: 29

Robert Karlsson

Robert Karlsson has won 12 professional titles and his last one came in 2010 at the Dubai World Championship.

The Swedish pro won the European Tour Order of Merit in 2008.

Ranking: 27

Kim Kyung-Tae

Kim Kyung-Tae has shown his talent in Asia and currently plays in the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour.

Still, at age 25 the Korean hasn't had much success in major championships; his best finish was a T-30 at this year's U.S. Open.

Ranking: 24

Bo Van Pelt

Three professional titles in three different tours during his 13-year career, Bo Van Pelt has never won a major championship.

His best finish was at this year's Masters, where he tied for eighth.

Ranking: 23

Bubba Watson

Gerry "Bubba" Watson turned pro in '03 and has won five times—three in the PGA and two unofficial events.

However, it was not until 2010 that he started to succeed. His best finish in a major was at last year's PGA Championship, where he was runner-up. 

Ranking: 17