{{Short description|English amateur golfer (born 1958)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Janet Melville | image = | image_size = <!-- Optional, default is 200px --> | caption = | full_name = Janet Kay Melville | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|3|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Lancashire, England | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1958|3|16|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = <!-- X ft Y in, X cm OR X m; the template will automatically convert (otherwise {{convert}} can be used) --> | weight = | sporting_nationality = {{ENG}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | status = Amateur | yearpro = <!-- Year turned professional --> | tour = <!-- Current tours which a member of --> | extour = <!-- Former tours which a member of --> | prowins = 1 | letwins = <!-- Number of Ladies European Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | anainspiration = <!-- Best finish & year - ANA Inspiration (former Kraft Nabisco Championship, women only) --> | lpga = <!-- Best finish & year - Women's PGA Championship (former LPGA Championship, women only) --> | wusopen = <!-- Best finish & year - U.S. Women's Open (women only) --> | dumaurier = <!-- Best finish & year - du Maurier Classic (women only) --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = <!-- Add up to 10 different awards --> | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> | show-medals = <!-- "yes" to display, hidden by default --> | medaltemplates = <!-- for displaying golf medals won in multi-sport events --> }} '''Janet Kay Melville''' (later Collingham, also Davies; born 16 March 1958)<ref name=wgm>{{cite web |url=http://www.womengolfersmuseum.com/Famousgolfers/C.htm |publisher=Women Golfers' Museum |title=Collingham, Mrs Janet (nee Melville) |access-date=26 August 2022}}</ref> 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== Melville played for England in the 1976 Girls Home Internationals.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rpFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5205%2C4073059 |title=Scots girls champions |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=14 |date=21 August 1976}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RbZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1758%2C5761389 |title=Janet in youngest British champion |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=29 July 1978 |page=15}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RLZAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5057%2C5580314 |title=Wilma (19) is British title pacemaker |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=28 July 1978 |page=22}}</ref> Just four professionals competed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q7ZAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4809%2C5309583 |title=Cathy's 79 is fine as open scores rocket |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=27 July 1978 |page=14}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RQI-AAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C3705199 |title=Narrow defeat for Scots |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=16 |date=16 September 1978}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UcFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=46UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3278%2C1639998 |title=British and Irish Lead |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=8 September 1979 |page=15}}</ref>

In early 1987, playing with Pat Smillie, Melville was runner-up in the Avia Foursomes, a stroke behind Tracy Hammond and Susan Moorcraft.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ei41AAAAIBAJ&pg=3500%2C5002030 |title=Stephen's new season off to a sub-par start |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=20 March 1987 |page=34}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k0w1AAAAIBAJ&pg=3826%2C3996949 |title=Janet Collingham |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=15 June 1987 |page=12}}</ref> In 1987 she also played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy and for Great Britain in the Commonwealth Trophy in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ojg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=XKYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=3474%2C7502415 |title=Amateur Women Ahead |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=26 September 1987 |page=20}}</ref><ref name=wgm/>

In 2008 she won the English senior stroke-play championship at Beau Desert, a stroke ahead of Carolyn Kirk.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/amateur-news/janet-collingham-wins-english-seniors-strokeplay-24544 |publisher=Golf Monthly |title=Janet Collingham wins English seniors strokeplay |date=20 June 2008 |access-date=26 August 2022}}</ref> The same year she also tied for third place in the Ladies' Senior British Open Amateur Championship, a stroke behind the winner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tic.ocs-lgu.com/tic/tmscores.cgi?tourn=SC08~season=2008 |title=Senior Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship 2008 |work=LGU |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk/2012/06/janet-melville-impressive-winner-of_21.html |title=Janet Melville impressive winner of English senior women's stroke-play championship |work=KirkwoodGolf |date=21 June 2012 |access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk/2013/04/home-sweet-home-for-english-senior.html |title=Home, sweet home for English senior title winner Janet Melville |work=KirkwoodGolf |date=27 April 2013 |access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life== She married Gregg Collingham in 1984, and Anthony Edward Davies in 2018. She was a probate solicitor by profession.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108349836/crosby-herald/ |title=On her way back |first=John |last=Nelson |newspaper=Crosby Herald |date=6 August 1992 |page=73 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She has two children.

==Team appearances== *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

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