Heavy shredding from the world's best females as round one gets underway at the US Open. All photos: www.chrisstraley.com

Costa Mesa, CA – Happy Gilmore now has more to be happy about. As if winning the ASP Women's World Title in her rookie year wasn't enough, Rip Curl's Stephanie Gilmore has received the ultimate honor of a nomination for the 2008 ESPY Awards as "Best Female Action Sports Athlete."