Janet Melville

English amateur golfer

Janet Melville

Personal information
Full name| Janet Kay Melville
Born|  (1958-03-16) 16 March 1958 (age 65)
Lancashire, England
Sporting nationality|  England
Career
Status| Amateur

Janet Kay Melville (later Collingham, also Davies, born 16 March 1958)[1] is an English golfer. She won two important championships, the 1978 Women's British Open and the 1987 Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship.

## Golf career[edit]

Melville played for England in the 1976 Girls Home Internationals.[2] In 1978 she won the Women's British Open at Foxhills, two strokes ahead of Wilma Aitken. Vivien Saunders was the leading professional, tying for third place.[3] She was a shot behind Aitken at the start of the final day but had two steady rounds of the final day and was only player to break 80 in all four rounds.[4] Just four professionals competed,[5] Later in 1978 she made her senior debut for England in the Women's Home Internationals, while in 1979 she played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy at Royal Porthcawl.[6][7]

In early 1987, playing with Pat Smillie, Melville was runner-up in the Avia Foursomes, a stroke behind Tracy Hammond and Susan Moorcraft.[8] Later in the year she won the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship at Royal St David's beating Susan Shapcott at the 19th hole of the final.[9] Later in 1987 she played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy and for Great Britain in the Commonwealth Trophy in New Zealand.[10][1]

In 2008 she won the English senior stroke-play championship at Beau Desert, a stroke ahead of Carolyn Kirk.[11] The same year she also tied for third place in the Ladies' Senior British Open Amateur Championship, a stroke behind the winner.[12] Competing again as Janet Melville, she won the English senior stroke-play championship for a second time in 2012, at Shifnal, three strokes ahead of Sue Dye.[13] In 2013 she won the English senior women’s amateur championship at her home club, Sherwood Forest, beating Chris Quinn 2&1 in the final.[14]

## Personal life[edit]

She married Gregg Collingham in 1984. She was a solicitor by profession.[15]

## Team appearances[edit]

* Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1979 (tied), 1987 (winners)
* Commonwealth Trophy (representing Great Britain): 1987
* European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 1979, 1989
* Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 1978 (winners), 1979, 1981, 1984 (winners), 1986, 1987 (winners), 1992 (winners)
* Girls Home Internationals (representing England): 1976

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Collingham, Mrs Janet (nee Melville)". Women Golfers' Museum. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
2. ^ "Scots girls champions". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1976. p. 14.
3. ^ "Janet in youngest British champion". The Glasgow Herald. 29 July 1978. p. 15.
4. ^ "Wilma (19) is British title pacemaker". The Glasgow Herald. 28 July 1978. p. 22.
5. ^ "Cathy's 79 is fine as open scores rocket". The Glasgow Herald. 27 July 1978. p. 14.
6. ^ "Narrow defeat for Scots". The Glasgow Herald. 16 September 1978. p. 16.
7. ^ "British and Irish Lead". The Glasgow Herald. 8 September 1979. p. 15.
8. ^ "Stephen's new season off to a sub-par start". The Glasgow Herald. 20 March 1987. p. 34.
9. ^ "Janet Collingham". The Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1987. p. 12.
10. ^ "Amateur Women Ahead". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1987. p. 20.
11. ^ "Janet Collingham wins English seniors strokeplay". Golf Monthly. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
12. ^ "Senior Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship 2008". LGU. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
13. ^ "Janet Melville impressive winner of English senior women's stroke-play championship". KirkwoodGolf. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
14. ^ "Home, sweet home for English senior title winner Janet Melville". KirkwoodGolf. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
15. ^ Nelson, John (6 August 1992). "On her way back". Crosby Herald. p. 73 - via Newspaers.com.