David Probyn, the PGA European Tour's tournament director for the event, is already a convert to the new layout.
With the Masters in Augusta on the horizon, McIlroy is aiming to rekindle the form which propelled him to the top of the PGA and European Tour money lists last year.
But McIlroy, who has previously spoken in favor of the ban, says a decision needs to be taken across the whole of the sport from the PGA Tour to the European Tour.
The inaugural Champions Tournament is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, the European Tour, the PGA Tour of Australia and South Africa's Sunshine Tour.
His view was shared by Donald, who became the first man to top the money lists on both the European and PGA Tour in 2011.
But McDowell, who goes up to No.8 in the new world rankings Monday, was delighted to register the first win for a European on the PGA Tour in 2013 and his first official victory since his triumph at Pebble Beach nearly three years ago.
And let alone the fact that 3 of the 4 majors in 2010 were won by Internationals (McDowell took the U.S. Open, Oosthuizen the British, and Kaymer the PGA), but now many of the young European stars are choosing to play the European Tour full-time rather than the PGA Tour.
McIlroy is back this year on the cover with Woods in European editions of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13.
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And if he is steadfast in his desire to play the European Tour rather than the PGA Tour, this certainly will be somewhat of a turn-off to corporate America.
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McIlroy moved to the top of the rankings earlier this year, finishing top of the PGA Tour money list after winning his second major title, and he leads the European Tour's Race To Dubai standings -- all of which has enhanced his reputation as one of the most desirable brands in the sport.
In-form Casey won on the European Tour in Abu Dhabi earlier this year and recently recorded his first US PGA Tour victory in the Houston Open.
The committee, which comprises three people from the European Tour and three from the PGA, with the PGA holding the casting vote, then vote to determine the winner.
Rights for the PGA Tour are fought over by three U.S. TV stations, but the European Tour's market is a lot more widespread.
McIlroy has struggled to repeat his dominance of last season, when he topped both the U.S. and European Tour money lists and won his second major at the PGA Championship in August.
Also, as the European Tour gains in stature, expect the purse differential between the PGA and European Tours to diminish over the next few years.
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