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2017 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1751 | Joseph Skarzynski | Largo, FL, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $69,449 |
| 1752 | Jason Morin | CAN | 420 | 1 | 1 | $36,848 |
| 1753 | Paul Richardson | CA, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $57,016 |
| 1754 | Francesco Sergi | Adelaide, AUS | 420 | 0 | 1 | $26,011 |
| 1755 | Michael Tchong | AUS | 420 | 0 | 1 | $55,868 |
| 1756 | Hamza Baba | MAR | 420 | 0 | 1 | $46,500 |
| 1757 | Po Yi Wu | TWN | 420 | 1 | 1 | $46,947 |
| 1758 | Sang Lee | CHN | 420 | 0 | 1 | $41,130 |
| 1759 | Marcelo Albojer | URY | 420 | 0 | 1 | $49,688 |
| 1760 | Jose Moure | URY | 420 | 0 | 1 | $44,060 |
| 1761 | Thomas Hall | Shrewsbury, GBR | 418 | 0 | 1 | $212,355 |
| 1762 | Mark Scacewater | Orlando, FL, USA | 418 | 0 | 1 | $104,134 |
| 1763 | Johan Guilbert | Sarreguemines, FRA | 416 | 0 | 3 | $50,834 |
| 1764 | Robert Kaggerud | NOR | 416 | 0 | 3 | $36,749 |
| 1765 | David Vedral | AUT | 416 | 0 | 2 | $99,509 |
| 1766 | Steven McKoy | Birmingham, AL, USA | 416 | 0 | 2 | $116,241 |
| 1767 | Kyle Shappelle | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 416 | 0 | 1 | $64,669 |
| 1768 | Bryan Dillon | Prospect, KY, USA | 416 | 1 | 2 | $80,477 |
| 1769 | Alexander Fu | CA, USA | 416 | 0 | 2 | $41,099 |
| 1770 | Ricky Robinson | Mebane, NC, USA | 416 | 1 | 2 | $44,413 |
| 1771 | Justin Young | Morehead City, NC, USA | 416 | 0 | 2 | $112,491 |
| 1772 | Jaroslaw Lipien | POL | 415 | 0 | 2 | $44,757 |
| 1773 | Sonay Kehya | 413 | 0 | 3 | $53,768 | |
| 1774 | Gediminas Uselis | LTU | 412 | 0 | 3 | $61,393 |
| 1775 | NICHOLAS KALLENBACH | Valley Village, CA, USA | 412 | 0 | 3 | $62,115 |
| 1776 | Christopher Arcidiacono | Port Charlotte, FL, USA | 412 | 1 | 2 | $56,480 |
| 1777 | Iverson Snuffer | Milton, WV, USA | 412 | 0 | 4 | $42,004 |
| 1778 | Alexandre Fradin | ESP | 410 | 0 | 2 | $54,054 |
| 1779 | Paul Hofer | DEU | 410 | 0 | 2 | $33,497 |
| 1780 | Edward Duncan | Oneida, TN, USA | 410 | 0 | 2 | $59,939 |
| 1781 | Dedric Henderson | MN, USA | 410 | 0 | 2 | $37,684 |
| 1782 | Sam Ingham | NZL | 410 | 0 | 2 | $31,583 |
| 1783 | Chuanshu Chen | CHN | 410 | 0 | 2 | $67,110 |
| 1784 | Matias Knaapinen | FIN | 408 | 1 | 1 | $48,608 |
| 1785 | Thijs Dirkzwager | NLD | 408 | 1 | 1 | $81,295 |
| 1786 | Arnaud Enselme | FRA | 408 | 0 | 3 | $72,363 |
| 1787 | Theodore McQuilkin | FRA | 408 | 1 | 1 | $103,010 |
| 1788 | Brian England | Hazlet, NJ, USA | 408 | 2 | 2 | $48,679 |
| 1789 | Staffan Lind | Vero Beach, FL, USA | 408 | 0 | 2 | $60,125 |
| 1790 | Solomon Yi | Troy, NY, USA | 408 | 0 | 2 | $32,934 |
| 1791 | Thomas Garst | Sevierville, IN, USA | 408 | 0 | 2 | $31,811 |
| 1792 | Billy Cashwell | Stedman, NC, USA | 408 | 0 | 2 | $61,424 |
| 1793 | MIckey Craft | Columbus, OH, USA | 408 | 0 | 1 | $69,789 |
| 1794 | Matthew Leely | Trinity, FL, USA | 408 | 1 | 1 | $43,152 |
| 1795 | Richard Mijares | Aurora, CO, USA | 408 | 1 | 1 | $40,684 |
| 1796 | Francisco Lopes | BRA | 408 | 1 | 1 | $64,912 |
| 1797 | Zachary Smiley | 407 | 0 | 3 | $98,168 | |
| 1798 | Anton Astapau | BLR | 407 | 0 | 2 | $221,219 |
| 1799 | Craig Varnell | Ft. Collins, CO, USA | 407 | 0 | 1 | $65,148 |
| 1800 | Randy Gordon | USA | 405 | 1 | 2 | $72,516 |