Bubba Watson finished atop the 2016 Northern Trust Open leaderboard by a shot over Adam Scott and Jason Kokrak for his second win at Riviera in three years. Watson also won in 2014.
Watson finished at 15-under 269 to win $1.224 million from the $6.8 million purse. Dustin Johnson finished in fourth alone, while K.J. Choi and Marc Leishman finished tied for fifth place.
Rory McIlroy, on the heels of a disappointing 4-over 75 on Sunday, tumbled down into a tie for 20th place.
2016 Northern Trust Open leaderboard and final results and prize money payouts
| POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOTAL | MONEY |
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| 1 | Bubba Watson | -15 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 269 | $1,224,000 |
| T2 | Jason Kokrak | -14 | 68 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 270 | $598,400 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | -14 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 270 | $598,400 |
| 4 | Dustin Johnson | -13 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 271 | $326,400 |
| T5 | K.J. Choi | -12 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 272 | $258,400 |
| T5 | Marc Leishman | -12 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 272 | $258,400 |
| 7 | Chez Reavie | -11 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 273 | $227,800 |
| T8 | Sunghoon Kang | -10 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 274 | $204,000 |
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| T8 | Matt Kuchar | -10 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 274 | $204,000 |
| 10 | Ryan Moore | -9 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 275 | $183,600 |
| T11 | J.B. Holmes | -8 | 71 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 276 | $144,160 |
| T11 | Martin Laird | -8 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 276 | $144,160 |
| T11 | Hideki Matsuyama | -8 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 276 | $144,160 |
| T11 | Troy Merritt | -8 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 276 | $144,160 |
| T11 | Steve Stricker | -8 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 276 | $144,160 |
| T16 | Adam Hadwin | -7 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 277 | $105,400 |
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| T16 | Justin Leonard | -7 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 277 | $105,400 |
| T16 | Ben Martin | -7 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 277 | $105,400 |
| T16 | Justin Rose | -7 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 277 | $105,400 |
| T20 | Luke List | -6 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 67 | 278 | $73,667 |
| T20 | Jamie Lovemark | -6 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 278 | $73,667 |
| T20 | William McGirt | -6 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 278 | $73,667 |
| T20 | Rory McIlroy | -6 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 75 | 278 | $73,667 |
| T20 | Seung-Yul Noh | -6 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 278 | $73,667 |
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| T20 | Tyrone vanAswegen | -6 | 68 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 278 | $73,667 |
| T26 | Stuart Appleby | -5 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 279 | $44,385 |
| T26 | Aaron Baddeley | -5 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 279 | $44,385 |
| T26 | Ricky Barnes | -5 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 279 | $44,385 |
| T26 | Kevin Chappell | -5 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 76 | 279 | $44,385 |
| T26 | Jon Curran | -5 | 71 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 279 | $44,385 |
| T26 | Ernie Els | -5 | 74 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 279 | $44,385 |
| T26 | Carlos Ortiz | -5 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 279 | $44,385 |
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| T26 | Kyle Reifers | -5 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 279 | $44,385 |
| T26 | Nick Taylor | -5 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 279 | $44,385 |
| T26 | Harold VarnerIII | -5 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 71 | 279 | $44,385 |
| T26 | Gary Woodland | -5 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 279 | $44,385 |
| T37 | Spencer Levin | -4 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 280 | $32,640 |
| T37 | Camilo Villegas | -4 | 63 | 74 | 70 | 73 | 280 | $32,640 |
| T39 | Scott Brown | -3 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 281 | $27,200 |
| T39 | Paul Casey | -3 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 281 | $27,200 |
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| T39 | Harris English | -3 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 281 | $27,200 |
| T39 | Anirban Lahiri | -3 | 72 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 281 | $27,200 |
| T39 | Brendan Steele | -3 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 76 | 281 | $27,200 |
| T39 | David Toms | -3 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 281 | $27,200 |
| T45 | Stewart Cink | -2 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 73 | 282 | $19,059 |
| T45 | Luke Donald | -2 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 282 | $19,059 |
| T45 | Fabian Gomez | -2 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 282 | $19,059 |
| T45 | Retief Goosen | -2 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 282 | $19,059 |
| T45 | Padraig Harrington | -2 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 75 | 282 | $19,059 |
| T45 | Charl Schwartzel | -2 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 282 | $19,059 |
| T45 | Vijay Singh | -2 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 282 | $19,059 |
| T52 | Patton Kizzire | -1 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 69 | 283 | $16,184 |
| T52 | Francesco Molinari | -1 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 283 | $16,184 |
| T54 | Jamie Donaldson | E | 69 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 284 | $15,504 |
| T54 | Derek Fathauer | E | 71 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 284 | $15,504 |
| T54 | Billy Horschel | E | 68 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 284 | $15,504 |
| T54 | Mark Hubbard | E | 75 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 284 | $15,504 |
| T54 | Justin Thomas | E | 70 | 72 | 66 | 76 | 284 | $15,504 |
| T59 | Ben Crane | 1 | 67 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 285 | $14,892 |
| T59 | Will MacKenzie | 1 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 73 | 285 | $14,892 |
| T59 | Carl Pettersson | 1 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 285 | $14,892 |
| T59 | Chris Stroud | 1 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 285 | $14,892 |
| T63 | Charley Hoffman | 2 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 286 | $14,416 |
| T63 | Andrew Loupe | 2 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 76 | 286 | $14,416 |
| T63 | Cameron Smith | 2 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 286 | $14,416 |
| T66 | Chad Collins | 3 | 73 | 68 | 69 | 77 | 287 | $14,076 |
| T66 | J.J. Henry | 3 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 287 | $14,076 |
| T68 | Jason Dufner | 4 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 288 | $13,668 |
| T68 | Morgan Hoffmann | 4 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 288 | $13,668 |
| T68 | Andy Sullivan | 4 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 288 | $13,668 |
| T68 | Cameron Tringale | 4 | 72 | 66 | 70 | 80 | 288 | $13,668 |
| T72 | Charlie Danielson | 5 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 289 | $0 |
| T72 | Brian Harman | 5 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 289 | $13,260 |
| T72 | Mark Wilson | 5 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 289 | $13,260 |
| 75 | Charles HowellIII | 6 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 290 | $13,056 |
| 76 | Rhein Gibson | 7 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 291 | $12,920 |
