2016 TOUR Championship prize money
Rory McIlroy won the 2016 TOUR Championship on 25 September 2016 and took $1,530,000. Below is every one of the 29 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $137,700 Kevin Na collected for finishing 29.
Rory McIlroy won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2016 TOUR Championship
25 September 2016
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -12 | 268 | $1,530,000$1.5m |
| 2 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -12 | 268 | $752,250 |
| 2 | Ryan Moore | USA | -12 | 268 | $752,250 |
| 4 | Paul Casey | ENG | -9 | 271 | $408,000 |
| 5 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -6 | 274 | $340,000 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -5 | 275 | $297,500 |
| T6 | Justin Thomas | USA | -5 | 275 | $297,500 |
| T8 | Adam Scott | AUS | -4 | 276 | $263,500 |
| T8 | Jason Dufner | USA | -4 | 276 | $263,500 |
| T10 | Bubba Watson | USA | -2 | 278 | $218,620 |
| T10 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -2 | 278 | $218,620 |
| T10 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -2 | 278 | $218,620 |
| T10 | Gary Woodland | USA | -2 | 278 | $218,620 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -2 | 278 | $218,620 |
| T15 | Daniel Berger | USA | -1 | 279 | $183,600 |
| T15 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -1 | 279 | $183,600 |
| T17 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 0 | 280 | $166,600 |
| T17 | Jordan Spieth | USA | 0 | 280 | $166,600 |
| T17 | Roberto Castro | USA | 0 | 280 | $166,600 |
| T17 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 0 | 280 | $166,600 |
| T17 | William McGirt | USA | 0 | 280 | $166,600 |
| 22 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 1 | 281 | $156,400 |
| 23 | Russell Knox | SCO | 2 | 282 | $153,000 |
| T24 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 3 | 283 | $147,900 |
| T24 | Patrick Reed | USA | 3 | 283 | $147,900 |
| 26 | Kevin Kisner | USA | 4 | 284 | $142,800 |
| 27 | J.B. Holmes | USA | 6 | 286 | $141,100 |
| 28 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 7 | 287 | $139,400 |
| 29 | Kevin Na | USA | 13 | 293 | $137,700 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $6,181,200 between them, against $2,182,800 shared by the other fourteen players paid.
The 29 cheques above come to $8,364,000 between them. We hold 30 players for the week in all, so one of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other TOUR Championship years
22 editions, 2004 to 2025
The 2015 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Jordan Spieth. The 2017 ladder is the one after, won by Xander Schauffele. The TOUR Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2016 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2016 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2016 was the $1,890,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Jason Day.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2016 TOUR Championship?
Rory McIlroy, on 25 September 2016, in a playoff. The win paid $1,530,000.
How much did the 2016 TOUR Championship pay out?
The 29 cheques on this page come to $8,364,000 between them, from $1,530,000 at the top down to $137,700.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2016 TOUR Championship?
$137,700, which Kevin Na collected for finishing 29.
How many players were paid at the 2016 TOUR Championship?
29. We hold 30 players for that week in all, so one of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.