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I just bought myself some clubs and have yet to use them, but I did some practice at a driving range last summer with beat up loaner clubs. Any tips on when to use certain clubs and such would be appreciated.

Having fun is the key.

Enjoy the walk (ride) and make a mental note on what works and what doesn't.
Practice the shots that don't.
Learn to putt well. These are about 40 percent of your shots.
The easiest clubs are the 5 - 9 irons. Use them a lot and practice 1/2 and 3/4 swings.
These are "finishing" clubs, in other words you know exactly how far each one will go (within reason) so don't think about killing them or the fact Tiger hits a 9 iron 200 yards. If the 9 is your 100-yard club to start then you know how to get to the green from 100 yards.
As you get better on your swing, start studying the course you are playing and divide the distances to the green by your best (confident) club distances. If you hit the 5 150 yards. Three swings gets you to a hole 450 yards away in three swings (bogey golf to start with is a good goal).
One more gets you to a 600-yard par 5 in 4. If you two putt a lot, get to some par 4s in two and get bogey or less on the par 3s you are shooting under 100 (95 is the national average).

Remember it is a game and you show up with the swing you brought. In other words, don't focus on technique during a game adjust to your "game of the day". Use practice time to create muscle memory and you can spend more time aiming and enjoying the game.

By the way, THIS GAME IS HARD TO PLAY WELL, and builds character.

Thanks for the pointers, and I intend to play for fun, if the ball goes way out of bounds oh well, it was a bad shot, try better next time. But I was doing pretty good on the driving range last summer at hitting fairly straight shots.

Welcome to Golf Rewind! You should practice at the driving range and see how far you hit each club. Looks like you have a good outlook on golf.

Practice at the driving range is really good advice. I think that you should not hit off of a pad at the range, only grass. The pad is not a true indicator of how things will go on the course. Get at least one lesson so that you won't develop any bad habits. That will get you on the right track. Also, just go out and play.