Already a world road race champion, he came third in his Tour debut in 1984, despite riding in support of victorious Frenchman Laurent Fignon.

Something always seems to go wrong for Woods at Riviera, where he made his Tour debut in 1992 as a 16-year-old amateur.

Fleisher, 50, was making his Senior Tour debut, He is a local favorite who won one PGA event and nearly $1.7 million over a 27-year career.

His victory at his much anticipated Senior Tour debut at The Tradition was one of the most dramatic of the year.

Utley made his Champions Tour debut when he qualified for the 2012 Toshiba Classic.

This was a sparkling Tour debut for the young South African.

- Seve Ballesteros' kid is making his European Tour debut next season.

Soler made his Tour debut in the 2007 Tour de France, where he won the ninth stage, and won the mountains classification.

It took a good while for her to reach this apparent and necessary demarcation, 14 years after she made her Tour debut at age 13 years 11 months.

"Dubai feels like a second home (he made his Tour debut in the event at 16) and when you can draw on good memories it can really help you."