The 2016 Tour Championship was won by Rory McIlroy, won beat Ryan Moore with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. He joined Moore and Kevin Chappell in a playoff at 12-under-par 268.
McIlroy, with his second win in the FedEx Cup playoffs, also won the FedEx Cup, eclipsing Dustin Johnson, who finished T-6.
McIlroy won the $1.53 million winner's share of the $8.5 million purse. In total on Sunday, he won $11.53 million.
2016 Tour Championship leaderboard and final results and prize money payouts
| POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOTAL | MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | -12 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 268 | $1,530,000 |
| T2 | Ryan Moore | -12 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 268 | $752,250 |
| T2 | Kevin Chappell | -12 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 268 | $752,250 |
| 4 | Paul Casey | -9 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 271 | $408,000 |
| 5 | Hideki Matsuyama | -6 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 274 | $340,000 |
| T6 | Justin Thomas | -5 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 275 | $297,500 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | -5 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 275 | $297,500 |
| T8 | Adam Scott | -4 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 276 | $263,500 |
| T8 | Jason Dufner | -4 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 276 | $263,500 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | -2 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 65 | 278 | $218,620 |
| T10 | Gary Woodland | -2 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 278 | $218,620 |
| T10 | Bubba Watson | -2 | 72 | 73 | 66 | 67 | 278 | $218,620 |
| T10 | Emiliano Grillo | -2 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 278 | $218,620 |
| T10 | Charl Schwartzel | -2 | 74 | 67 | 66 | 71 | 278 | $218,620 |
| T15 | Daniel Berger | -1 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 279 | $183,600 |
| T15 | Matt Kuchar | -1 | 69 | 73 | 68 | 69 | 279 | $183,600 |
| T17 | Sean O'Hair | E | 74 | 68 | 73 | 65 | 280 | $166,600 |
| T17 | Brandt Snedeker | E | 72 | 69 | 72 | 67 | 280 | $166,600 |
| T17 | Jordan Spieth | E | 68 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 280 | $166,600 |
| T17 | William McGirt | E | 77 | 69 | 66 | 68 | 280 | $166,600 |
| T17 | Roberto Castro | E | 73 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 280 | $166,600 |
| 22 | Phil Mickelson | 1 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 281 | $156,400 |
| 23 | Russell Knox | 2 | 73 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 282 | $153,000 |
| T24 | Jhonattan Vegas | 3 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 283 | $147,900 |
| T24 | Patrick Reed | 3 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 283 | $147,900 |
| 26 | Kevin Kisner | 4 | 67 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 284 | $142,800 |
| 27 | J.B. Holmes | 6 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 286 | $141,100 |
| 28 | Jimmy Walker | 7 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 287 | $139,400 |
| 29 | Kevin Na | 13 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 293 | $137,700 |
| WD | Jason Day | -- | 67 | 28 | -- | -- | 95 | $136,000 |
