The Englishman stormed into an early lead in the Championship match, largely thanks to birdies at the second and fourth holes, and was 3 up after five.
But Kaymer wasn't going to roll over easily and fought back, winning the sixth, eight and ninth holes to square the match at the turn.
However, the birdies largely dried up for the German thereafter, whereas Donald was able to win holes at the 11th and 15th with birdies, and at the 12th with a par 3.
When both players scored par at the 16th the game was up, and Donald completed his victory without having to play the 18th in any of his matches.
This was Donald's first PGA Tour victory since the 2006 Honda Classic and launches him up to third place in the Official World Golf Rankings. He also receives the Walter Hagen Cup, $1.4m and 550 FedExCup points for his five days work.
The only consolation for Kaymer is that he ends the week as world number one, so he has plenty to look forward to.
In the third-place match, Matt Kuchar beat Bubba Watson 2&1.
HOW THEY FINISHED
| 1 - Luke Donald (Eng) | $1,400,000 | |||
| 2 - Martin Kaymer (Ger) | $850,000 | |||
| 3 - Matt Kuchar (USA) | $600,000 | |||
| 4 - Bubba Watson (USA) | $490,000 |
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