Someone needs a word quiz

I was just reading an AP story by Doug Ferguson about Tiger Woods' 60th career victory yesterday, and here is a small part of it:

"Remember, it was only 13 months ago at the Buick Open that Woods reached his 50th career victory. Since then, he has won 10 times in 19 starts.
'Not bad, eh?' was the best response Woods could find.
But he smiled and half-jokingly said another slump was eminent if he went a couple of tournaments without winning.
Woods has been dealing with such expectations for the last eight years, and there are times he gets too sensitive over any critique of his game."

I knew it didn't look right as soon as I read it, and indeed, it wasn't. Another slump would not be eminent, meaning to stand out above others. It would be imminent, or impending. I guess even the best writers confuse words like that at times.