Have played the highlands course twice in tournaments, not having to pay for play and have not experienced the Lake course. Course has quite a view of the Houston skyscape due to some extremely elevated tee boxes. It’s been said a few Houston athletes prefer this course, not sure why.......I would recommend only if you are low handicap and can navigate around one hell of a confusing layout. Allow yourself two rounds to get the lay of the land if you want a challenging golf experience.