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2016 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 (3123) | Vincent Caravello | USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $5,825 |
| 2002 (3124) | David Drury | Lowell, MA, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $8,291 |
| 2003 (3125) | Jordan Zynda | Greensboro, NC, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $15,375 |
| 2004 (3126) | Francis Pena Cruz | DOM | 175 | 0 | 2 | $21,069 |
| 2005 (3127) | Martin Storozum | Baldwin, MO, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $25,370 |
| 2006 (3128) | Anthony Cicali | USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $10,932 |
| 2007 (3129) | Barry Raymos | Fairfield, CA, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $8,718 |
| 2008 (3130) | Scott Builer | Lincoln, NE, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $16,377 |
| 2009 (3131) | Michael Mechaly | Beverly Hills, CA, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $22,746 |
| 2010 (3132) | Mary Foster | Enterprise, KS, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $18,919 |
| 2011 (3133) | Giovanni Fernandez | USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $18,583 |
| 2012 (3134) | Gerald Silva | Tampa, FL, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $23,511 |
| 2013 (3135) | Evan Young | Hope, RI, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $12,268 |
| 2014 (3136) | Wayne Levy | Honolulu, HI, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $19,000 |
| 2015 (3137) | Grayson Ramage | Red Hook, NY, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $61,920 |
| 2016 (3138) | Vincent Newland | USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $10,046 |
| 2017 (3139) | Scott Anderson | St. Petersburg, FL, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $24,730 |
| 2018 (3140) | David Valdez | CA, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $26,630 |
| 2019 (3141) | Marshall Tarzy | USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $16,946 |
| 2020 (3143) | Maxx Dansky | USA | 172 | 0 | 2 | $10,937 |
| 2021 (3144) | David Mowery | Delavan, WI, USA | 171 | 0 | 1 | $68,062 |
| 2022 (3145) | Salvatore Busacca | USA | 171 | 1 | 1 | $10,004 |
| 2023 (3157) | Carter Swidler | CAN | 170 | 0 | 1 | $15,740 |
| 2024 (3158) | Joshua Palmer | Clio, AL, USA | 170 | 0 | 2 | $26,402 |
| 2025 (3159) | Gregg Roman | Edison, NJ, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $14,004 |
| 2026 (3160) | Jonathan Drane | Somers, CT, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $22,234 |
| 2027 (3161) | Scott Johnson | White Bear Lake, MN, USA | 170 | 0 | 2 | $22,429 |
| 2028 (3162) | John Tobias | Dekalb, IL, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $22,396 |
| 2029 (3163) | Donald Baumer | Triy, IL, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $14,135 |
| 2030 (3164) | Hank Czarnecki | USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $14,188 |
| 2031 (3165) | Kelvin Wilhoit | USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $23,021 |
| 2032 (3166) | Pasquale Caiazza | Davie, FL, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $16,020 |
| 2033 (3167) | Robert Olinda | Sopchoppy, FL, USA | 170 | 0 | 2 | $16,970 |
| 2034 (3168) | Jeff Greg | USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $13,695 |
| 2035 (3169) | Raymond Laroech | USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $13,138 |
| 2036 (3170) | Malik Lewis | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 170 | 0 | 2 | $11,385 |
| 2037 (3171) | Freddie Kirklan | FL, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $18,000 |
| 2038 (3172) | Alexander Hough | USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $18,022 |
| 2039 (3173) | Joseph Smith | USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $9,000 |
| 2040 (3174) | William McCracken | USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $28,833 |
| 2041 (3175) | Lakeram Persaud | CAN | 170 | 0 | 1 | $8,520 |
| 2042 (3176) | Francois Lemyre-Charest | CAN | 170 | 0 | 1 | $15,034 |
| 2043 (3177) | Jesse Capps | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $22,735 |
| 2044 (3178) | Marc Pliska | USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $17,728 |
| 2045 (3189) | Joshua Platz | Toronto, ON, CAN | 168 | 0 | 1 | $29,620 |
| 2046 (3190) | Frank Williams | Mastic, NY, USA | 168 | 0 | 1 | $16,457 |
| 2047 (3191) | Matthew Emmel | Charlotte, NC, USA | 168 | 1 | 2 | $53,432 |
| 2048 (3192) | Michael Truman | USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $14,670 |
| 2049 (3193) | Joshua Mancuso | Mandeville, LA, USA | 168 | 0 | 2 | $16,395 |
| 2050 (3194) | Jarrod Donovan | USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $10,900 |