Richard Mackenzie began to hone his skills as a caddie at St Andrews in the early 80s, soon becoming good enough to work the 1984 Open Championship at St Andrews where he carried for 5-time winner Peter Thomson. Since then he has worked seven Opens and numerous European and US Tours, before becoming Caddie Manager at St Andrews in 1992. In the 1994 Alfred Dunhill Cup he caddied for Canadian Rick Gibson in that country's win in the final against the USA on the Old Course