[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.

[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.