"Everybody says, `Is Geoff your brother?' and I say, 'Yes," Ogilvie said. "Because I do have a brother named 'Jeff."'
For the record it's Geoff Ogilvy and Joe Ogilvie. The latter has never won on tour, but led the U.S. Bank Championship at 10-under 130 after shooting a 63 in Friday's second round.
Ogilvie said he's good friends with his namesake, and that he's probably misidentified 10-to-1 to the Australian who broke through for his first major last season.
"It's amazing, a U.S. Open will do that," Ogilvie said.
But Joe is hoping to make a name of his own, saying that a win at the Brown Deer Golf Course would mean more than any top tour player winning the British Open being played over the same weekend.
"If Tiger Woods wins the British Open and I win the U.S. Bank Championship, I certainly think it would be a bigger win for me than for Tiger," Ogilvie said. "I think anybody who wins for the first time no matter what tournament it is is their biggest tournament. It may not say major championship and people may not label it a major championship, but your first win is your first major, especially on the PGA Tour."
Ogilvie, in the field in Milwaukee for the first time since 2002, has another reason to be glad to play this weekend -- his wife, Colleen, and their three young children are in the process of moving in Austin, Texas.
"At least I'm playing well and not helping her pack," he said.
But Ogilvie, 33, is cautious. Even though he's made seven straight cuts, he hasn't fared well any weekend. His highest finish was 14th.
"If you make seven cuts in a row, you can pretty much write in a Top 10 here and there, and I haven't," Ogilvie said. "I just haven't played great. I've always had one bad round."
First-round co-leader Jeff Maggert shot a 69 was at 8-under along with Garrett Willis (68). Steve Flesch (64), Tim Clark (65), Tim Herron (67), Billy Mayfair (64), Bob Heintz (64) and Craig Bowden (67) were three strokes behind. Defending champion Corey Pavin shot a 3-over 73 on Friday and missed the cut by two strokes.
Willis, who won his first PGA Tour event in 2001 but has done little since, has been frustrated after missing three straight Nationwide Tour cuts. He said he's no longer going to go after a tournament victory with reckless abandon and he's no longer caught up with winning.
"Over the last couple of months, I've really learned the fact that you don't make birdies with your driver or your second shot, you make it with your putter," Willis said.
Flesch is also trying out a new plan. He's switched to a belly putter and his changing his stance -- sometimes hole-to-hole -- in an effort to gain an advantage.
"When I show up at the course, I have no idea what to expect, but I know it's going to be exciting," Flesch said. "God only knows what I'm going to do out there. But I've showed signs of playing better lately."
Maggert also slogged through his second round despite staying under par.
"I wouldn't say it was solid," Maggert said. "I drove the ball pretty poorly."
Meanwhile, Tony Finau looked overmatched in his first round, but the 17-year-old Monday qualifier from Utah who turned down a scholarship from BYU rallied with a 5-under 65 to make the cut line at even-par 140.
He's hit drives up to 369 yards and has a quiet confidence in his game. He said he's gotten some tips from Billy Andrade and Jesper Parnevik and the pros have taken notice of his booming drives.
"I want to show them that I can play, not just hit the ball a long way," said Finau, smiling and showing off his braces. "I know I can play. Experience is a big key out here. That's what everyone is telling me."