The 2016 CIMB Classic was won by defending champion Justin Thomas, who picked up his second PGA Tour win at TPC Kuala Lumpur (formerly Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club) in Malaysia. Thomas finished at 23-under-par 265, three shots ahead of Hideki Matsuyama.
Derek Fathauer and Anirban Lahiri finished tied for third place at 19 under par.
Thomas won the $1.26 million winner's share of the $7 million purse.
2016 CIMB Classic leaderboard and final results and prize money payouts
| POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOTAL | MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | -23 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 64 | 265 | $1,260,000 |
| 2 | Hideki Matsuyama | -20 | 69 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 268 | $756,000 |
| T3 | Derek Fathauer | -19 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 269 | $406,000 |
| T3 | Anirban Lahiri | -19 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 72 | 269 | $406,000 |
| 5 | Marc Leishman | -17 | 69 | 65 | 71 | 66 | 271 | $280,000 |
| 6 | Keegan Bradley | -16 | 64 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 272 | $252,000 |
| T7 | Scott Hend | -15 | 74 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 273 | $225,750 |
| T7 | Tyrone van Aswegen | -15 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 68 | 273 | $225,750 |
| 9 | James Hahn | -14 | 69 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 274 | $203,000 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | -13 | 70 | 66 | 73 | 66 | 275 | $150,000 |
| T10 | Aaron Baddeley | -13 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 275 | $150,000 |
| T10 | Rafael Cabrera Bello | -13 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 275 | $150,000 |
| T10 | Ryo Ishikawa | -13 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 275 | $150,000 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | -13 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 70 | 275 | $150,000 |
| T10 | Scott Piercy | -13 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 275 | $150,000 |
| T10 | Russell Knox | -13 | 70 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 275 | $150,000 |
| T17 | Ian Poulter | -12 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 276 | $101,500 |
| T17 | Ryan Moore | -12 | 71 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 276 | $101,500 |
| T17 | Sergio Garcia | -12 | 67 | 72 | 67 | 70 | 276 | $101,500 |
| T17 | Emiliano Grillo | -12 | 74 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 276 | $101,500 |
| T21 | Young-han Song | -11 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 66 | 277 | $72,800 |
| T21 | Patrick Rodgers | -11 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 277 | $72,800 |
| T21 | Paul Casey | -11 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 277 | $72,800 |
| T21 | Sung-hoon Kang | -11 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 277 | $72,800 |
| T21 | Adam Hadwin | -11 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 277 | $72,800 |
| T26 | Kevin Kisner | -10 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 278 | $53,900 |
| T26 | Brendan Steele | -10 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 278 | $53,900 |
| T26 | Zac Blair | -10 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 278 | $53,900 |
| T29 | Jeunghun Wang | -9 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 279 | $46,550 |
| T29 | Kevin Na | -6 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 208 | $46,550 |
| T29 | Hudson Swafford | -9 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 279 | $46,550 |
| T29 | Alex Cejka | -9 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 68 | 279 | $46,550 |
| T33 | Vijay Singh | -8 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 280 | $36,983 |
| T33 | Tony Finau | -8 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 280 | $36,983 |
| T33 | Brian Harman | -8 | 67 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 280 | $36,983 |
| T33 | Branden Grace | -8 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 280 | $36,983 |
| T33 | Jim Herman | -8 | 70 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 280 | $36,983 |
| T33 | Pat Perez | -8 | 74 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 280 | $36,983 |
| T39 | Harold Varner, III | -7 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 281 | $28,000 |
| T39 | Robert Streb | -7 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 281 | $28,000 |
| T39 | Charles Howell III | -7 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 281 | $28,000 |
| T39 | Jamie Lovemark | -7 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 281 | $28,000 |
| T39 | Byeong-Hun An | -7 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 281 | $28,000 |
| T39 | John Huh | -7 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 75 | 281 | $28,000 |
| T45 | Smylie Kaufman | -6 | 70 | 73 | 66 | 73 | 282 | $20,496 |
| T45 | Jhonattan Vegas | -6 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 282 | $20,496 |
| T45 | Miguel Tabuena | -6 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 74 | 282 | $20,496 |
| T45 | Chad Campbell | -6 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 282 | $20,496 |
| T45 | Kevin Chappell | -6 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 282 | $20,496 |
| 50 | Spencer Levin | -5 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 283 | $17,640 |
| T51 | Daniel Berger | -4 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 284 | $16,576 |
| T51 | Billy Hurley III | -4 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 284 | $16,576 |
| T51 | Patrick Reed | -4 | 68 | 73 | 66 | 77 | 284 | $16,576 |
| T51 | Danny Lee | -4 | 72 | 77 | 66 | 69 | 284 | $16,576 |
| T51 | Peter Malnati | -4 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 284 | $16,576 |
| T56 | Jon Curran | -3 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 285 | $15,750 |
| T56 | Ricky Barnes | -3 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 285 | $15,750 |
| T56 | Gary Woodland | -3 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 285 | $15,750 |
| T56 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | -3 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 285 | $15,750 |
| T60 | Kyle Reifers | -2 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 286 | $15,120 |
| T60 | Brett Stegmaier | -2 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 75 | 286 | $15,120 |
| T60 | Marcus Fraser | -2 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 286 | $15,120 |
| T60 | David Lingmerth | -2 | 70 | 77 | 68 | 71 | 286 | $15,120 |
| T60 | Chez Reavie | -2 | 71 | 77 | 68 | 70 | 286 | $15,120 |
| 65 | Daniel Summerhays | -1 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 287 | $14,700 |
| T66 | Brian Stuard | E | 72 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 288 | $14,420 |
| T66 | John Senden | E | 75 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 288 | $14,420 |
| T66 | David Hearn | E | 79 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 288 | $14,420 |
| T69 | Chan Shih-chang | 1 | 71 | 78 | 67 | 73 | 289 | $14,070 |
| T69 | Gavin Kyle Green | 1 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 289 | $14,070 |
| 71 | SSP Chawrasia | 2 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 290 | $13,860 |
| T72 | Ernie Els | 4 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 292 | $13,580 |
| T72 | Mark Hubbard | 4 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 292 | $13,580 |
| T72 | Colt Knost | 4 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 292 | $13,580 |
| 75 | K.J. Choi | 5 | 69 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 293 | $13,300 |
| 76 | Cameron Tringale | 6 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 294 | $13,160 |
| 77 | Soomin Lee | 11 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 83 | 299 | $13,020 |
| 78 | Danny Chia | 17 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 305 | $12,880 |
