2016 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions prize money
Hideki Matsuyama won the 2016 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions on 30 October 2016 and took $1,620,000. Below is every one of the 40 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $42,125 Jimmy Walker collected for finishing T77.
Every cheque at the 2016 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions
30 October 2016
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -23 | 265 | $1,620,000$1.6m |
| T2 | Daniel Berger | USA | -16 | 272 | $787,000 |
| T2 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | -16 | 272 | $787,000 |
| T4 | Bill Haas | USA | -15 | 273 | $372,000 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -15 | 273 | $372,000 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | -14 | 274 | $235,333 |
| T6 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -14 | 274 | $235,333 |
| T9 | Russell Knox | SCO | -12 | 276 | $170,000 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -12 | 276 | $170,000 |
| 11 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -11 | 277 | $148,000 |
| T12 | Paul Casey | ENG | -10 | 278 | $134,000 |
| T14 | Adam Scott | AUS | -9 | 279 | $118,500 |
| T16 | Jason Kokrak | USA | -7 | 281 | $103,667 |
| T19 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | -6 | 282 | $93,000 |
| T21 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -5 | 283 | $88,000 |
| T23 | Justin Thomas | USA | -4 | 284 | $80,167 |
| T23 | Ryan Moore | USA | -4 | 284 | $80,167 |
| T23 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -4 | 284 | $80,167 |
| T30 | Branden Grace | RSA | -2 | 286 | $72,000 |
| T30 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -2 | 286 | $72,000 |
| T30 | Roberto Castro | USA | -2 | 286 | $72,000 |
| T35 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -1 | 287 | $67,000 |
| T35 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -1 | 287 | $67,000 |
| T35 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -1 | 287 | $67,000 |
| T40 | Brooks Koepka | USA | 0 | 288 | $62,000 |
| T40 | Søren Kjeldsen | DEN | 0 | 288 | $62,000 |
| T45 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 1 | 289 | $58,500 |
| T45 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | 1 | 289 | $58,500 |
| T47 | Andrew Johnston | ENG | 2 | 290 | $55,000 |
| T47 | Gary Woodland | USA | 2 | 290 | $55,000 |
| T54 | Bubba Watson | USA | 5 | 293 | $49,250 |
| T54 | Kevin Na | USA | 5 | 293 | $49,250 |
| T60 | Patrick Reed | USA | 7 | 295 | $46,500 |
| T63 | Byeong Hun An | KOR | 8 | 296 | $45,250 |
| T63 | Scott Piercy | USA | 8 | 296 | $45,250 |
| T63 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 8 | 296 | $45,250 |
| T63 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | 8 | 296 | $45,250 |
| T70 | Kevin Kisner | USA | 11 | 299 | $43,625 |
| 75 | Danny Willett | ENG | 14 | 302 | $42,750 |
| T77 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 18 | 306 | $42,125 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $5,433,833 between them, against $1,463,001 shared by the other 25 players paid.
The 40 cheques above come to $6,896,834 between them. We hold 66 players for the week in all, so 26 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 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions years
eleven editions, 2009 to 2019
The 2015 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Russell Knox. The 2017 ladder is the one after, won by Justin Rose. The World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions 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 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions?
Hideki Matsuyama, on 30 October 2016. The win paid $1,620,000.
How much did the 2016 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions pay out?
The 40 cheques on this page come to $6,896,834 between them, from $1,620,000 at the top down to $42,125.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2016 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions?
$42,125, which Jimmy Walker collected for finishing T77.
How many players were paid at the 2016 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions?
40. We hold 66 players for that week in all, so 26 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.