ATLANTA (AP) -- Vijay Singh found it hard to get fired up for his last two tournaments.

Surely that $10 million will make him feel better.

Singh locked up the FedExCup and its huge bonus Sunday simply by finishing four rounds at the Tour Championship. He certainly didn't win it with his play at East Lake, closing with an even-par 70 and a 9-over 289 total that left him in a tie for 22nd place in the 30-player field. He was 16 strokes behind winner Camilo Villegas, who beat Sergio Garcia in a playoff.

But Singh's lack of passion was understandable. The Fijian won the PGA Tour's first two playoff events, building such a large lead that no one could catch him in the season finale unless the 45-year-old withdrew or was disqualified.

"I was reminded a thousand times before I started this week: Make sure you finish 72 holes, sign your card, (have) enough clubs and, gosh, everything else," Singh said. "I'm glad it's over. I tried to make it very simple on my card today, no mistakes, and make all 18 pars."

After virtually locking up the cup with a five-stroke win at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Singh broke par only once in his final eight rounds of the regular season.

It didn't matter. He still earned $9 million in cash, with another $1 million is deferred compensation.

"You make a bogey, you get congratulated. You make a double, you get congratulated," Singh said, breaking into a smile. "It didn't really matter what I made. It took away the focus of playing this tournament. I tried really hard. When I left to come here to play, I said, 'I'm going to keep focus.' But that's as far as I got."

It was the second year of the FedExCup, and the second straight year the finale lacked drama. Tiger Woods skipped the opening playoff event in 2007 and still won by such a big margin he could have skipped the Tour Championship.

Woods wasn't around this time. He underwent knee surgery after his win at the U.S. Open in June, forcing him to sit out the rest of the season.

Singh stepped up after a sluggish start, Overcoming various aches and pains, not to mention changes in his swing, he finished with three wins this year -- all since August.

Assessing his season, the three-time major winner called it "up there among one of the best."

"I was totally out of it for a long, long time," Singh said. "It's self-satisfying to know I never gave up, kept at it -- hurt, not hurt, pain, if didn't matter. I was out there practicing and believing in myself and doing it. At the end of the day, I came out up front."

He's not sure what he'll do with all that money.

"I'll find a million ways to spend it," Singh said. "There's a lot out there to do."

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